WPCZ 2AFCr_CԤ4Ő #jSP _ї>ҭǦKGa{UUǼonʌfS[դJt1Cl6^MDsձ}`3rNҸ>.T >Do^{<%,}xlnqCɦӑ]O.nUv!pqV˾GpbRrFUiA﷭eXP,*eM̅t ]hic➔ICKP*\zvrw.>L0pш3 Uxr0x+\ߧ'08y=M΃٩d%pNK a Vop2mz52J0S"gUl@=^,\}Jפ(T+\"`.L 6|BtW)=c>Z#UN % 0: ZC ^ w 4   m 0 Z N E 0D N4 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 B=HP LaserJet 400 color M451dn UPD PCL 60(9 Z6Times New Roman RegularX($USUS.,8DocumentManagement::ModifiedBooleanTRUE[J7J(3|xU(Y(2ͨ$ !USUS.,  LXX      0  8DocumentManagement::ModifiedBooleanTRUE(#$  0     ͨ$USUS.,LXX      1    _Applicantadmittedan_SOR_ԀallegationthatsheowedtheIRS$10,000.TaxtranscriptsthatApplicantsubmitted  showdelinquenttaxesofalittleover$5,700.However,astheJudgenoted,Applicantdidnotsubmitanyinformation t abouther2014Federalincometaxobligation.Decisionat2. d !USUS.,  _KEYWORD:GuidelineF  DIGEST:Applicantcitestofavorableevidence,suchasherhavingheldaclearanceformany  yearswithoutincidentorconcern.Herargumentisnotenoughtorebutthepresumptionthatthe t Judgeconsideredalloftheevidenceintherecord.NeitherisitenoughtoshowthattheJudge ` weighedtheevidenceinamannerthatwasarbitrary,capricious,orcontrarytolaw.Shealso L  statesthatwithoutaclearanceshewillnothaveajob.Wearenotpermittedtoconsiderthe 8  impactofanunfavorabledecision.Adversedecisionaffirmed. $ t CASENO:1508782.a1  L  DATE:04/05/2017 $     `     h      p DATE:April5,2017   .؉7r(#(#.AY) xdEGgA H InRe: C      W ApplicantforSecurityClearance / AY) xdEgA  ) H ) 4 )  p )  \ ) H ) 4  )  ! )  "  # pX p _ISCR_ԀCaseNo.1508782  \&  H' .؉7r. \XXp '    APPEALBOARDDECISION l( APPEARANCES 0"+  &{%XX FORGOVERNMENT  $X- JamesB.Norman,Esq.,ChiefDepartmentCounsel $0 .  FORAPPLICANT  &!0  Prose #XX%&{[# h'"1     TheDepartmentofDefense(DoD)declinedtograntApplicantasecurityclearance.OnJune *f%4 8,2016,DoDissuedastatementofreasons(_SOR_)advisingApplicantofthebasisforthat +R&5 decision!securityconcernsraisedunderGuidelineF(FinancialConsiderations)ofDepartmentof +>'6 DefenseDirective5220.6(Jan.2,1992,asamended)(Directive).Applicantrequestedahearing. ,*(7 OnJanuary26,2017,afterthehearing,DefenseOfficeofHearingsandAppeals(DOHA) -)8 AdministrativeJudge_LeRoy_ԀF.ForemandeniedApplicantsrequestforasecurityclearance.  ApplicantappealedpursuanttoDirectiveE3.1.28andE3.1.30.    Applicantraisedthefollowingissueonappeal:whethertheJudgesadversedecisionwas t arbitrary,capricious,orcontrarytolaw.Consistentwiththefollowing,weaffirm. ` _  TheJudgesFindingsofFact   `   ApplicantdidnotfileFederalorstateincometaxreturnsfornineyears.Inadditionsheowes  8  backtaxestotheIRS. #  1      ׀TheIRSfiledanoticeofintenttolevyherstatetaxrefundsorotherproperty $  tosatisfyherdebt.Applicantattributedherproblemstostressandanxietyfollowingamarital   separation.Shestoppedfilingreturnsbecauseofherconcernaboutnotbeingabletopayhertax   debt.InAugust2016,ApplicantrequestedaninstallmentagreementfromtheIRS.Thatagency   approvedanagreementwherebyApplicantwouldpay$100eachmonthtowardthesatisfactionof   herdebt.ApplicantsubmittedevidenceofonepaymentinOctober2016.AlthoughApplicant p believesthatsheowesnotaxtoherstate,shehasnotcontactedstateauthoritiesorfiledherstatetax \ returns. H   Applicantsannualsalaryisabout$42,000.Shehasnosavingsorretirementfunds.Shewas  p notcertainabouthowmuchshehadleftoveraftermonthlyexpenses.  \   TheJudgesAnalysis  4   TheJudgeconcludedthatApplicantstaxproblemsdidnotresultfromunusual   circumstances.Hestatedthatshedidnotcorroborateherclaimthatanxietyattacksaffectedher  abilitytofileherreturnsandnotedthatshehadnotsoughtorreceivedfinancialcounseling.Though  acknowledgingherpaymentagreementwiththeIRS,theJudgestatedthatApplicanthadnot  demonstratedatrackrecordoftimelycompliancewithtaxlaws.Inthewholepersonanalysis,the l JudgecitedtoApplicantshavingheldaclearanceformanyyears.However,heconcludedthather X  failuretofileandpaytaxeswhenduesuggeststhatApplicanthastroublecomplyingwith D! governmentrulesandlacksthejudgmentandreliabilityexpectedofthosewhohaveaccessto 0"  classifiedinformation. #l!   Discussion  $D #   Applicantsappealbriefincludesdocumentsfromoutsidetherecord.Wecannotconsider &"% newevidenceonappeal.DirectiveE3.1.29.Applicantcitestofavorableevidence,suchasher '#& havingheldaclearanceformanyyearswithoutincidentorconcern.Applicantsargumentisnot (#' enoughtorebutthepresumptionthattheJudgeconsideredalloftheevidenceintherecord.Neither )$( isitenoughtoshowthattheJudgeweighedtheevidenceinamannerthatwasarbitrary,capricious,  orcontrarytolaw.See,e.g.,ISCRCaseNo.1300502at3(App.Bd.Mar.7,2017).Applicant  statesthatwithoutaclearanceshewillnothaveajob.Wearenotpermittedtoconsidertheimpact  ofanunfavorabledecision.See,e.g.,ISCRCaseNo.1506532at3(App.Bd.Feb.16,2017). t   TheJudgeexaminedtherelevantevidenceandarticulatedasatisfactoryexplanationforthe L  decision.Apersonwhofailsrepeatedlytofulfillhisorherlegalobligations,suchasfilingtax 8  returnsandpayingtaxeswhendue,doesnotdemonstratethehighdegreeofgoodjudgmentand $ t reliabilityrequiredofthosegrantedaccesstoclassifiedinformation.See,e.g.,ISCRCaseNo.14  ` 06808at2(App.Bd.Nov.23,2016).Thedecisionissustainableonthisrecord. Thegeneral  L  standardisthataclearancemaybegrantedonlywhenclearlyconsistentwiththeinterestsofthe  8  nationalsecurity.DepartmentoftheNavyv.Egan,484U.S.518,528(1988).SeealsoDirective, $  Enclosure22(b): Anydoubtconcerningpersonnelbeingconsideredforaccesstoclassified   informationwillberesolvedinfavorofthenationalsecurity.   @( Order      TheDecisionis AFFIRMED . \    `     h   Signed:MichaelRaanan `    `     h   MichaelRaanan L    `     h   AdministrativeJudge 8    `     h   Chairperson,AppealBoard $    `     h   Signed:JamesE.Moody     `     h   JamesE.Moody p    `     h   AdministrativeJudge \     `     h   Member,AppealBoard H!    `     h   Signed:JamesF.Duffy $H #    `     h   JamesF.Duffy %4!$    `     h   AdministrativeJudge & "%    `     h   Member,AppealBoard ' #&