WPC|  'MX<(gHirA!'Z׹YG/hf<%9AN9xe\x^V廚s/0$ďݮ3ywZ[$ΥAIW'˜ˋ_ēvKO kVC`R빋)Uy_H>e,'r7ƐsuykA1ɲR!95an-ygm{x`͔YKG!,BtGʊ"?*Rvc~͎jgufKx7"ч3Ÿ٪ִ8QJRg'U ~T.T#ʭ`a&n r-E@A._A#憥w^rmmPƝM6lD?6v*ƦW ncq8e} R`+~xs, a:N=c߰gn\& =2B$LM 1-쨅-)c`#@UN %W 0:] Z w ^ 4  $ m& N= Z? 0~ 0D N[ E] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] B_ Hewlett-Packard HP LaserJet P3010 Series0(9 Z6Times New Roman RegularX($USUS.,8DocumentManagement::ModifiedBooleanTRUEK;EJntFold3|xU8DocumentManagement::ModifiedBooleanTRUE(.(3($ !USUS.,      0  (#$  0   d !USUS.,  _KEYWORD:GuidelineF  DIGEST:Applicantsappealbriefcontainsnewevidenceintheformofanarrativestatement,  debtpaymentplan,andportionsofcreditreports.TheAppealBoardcannotconsidernew t evidenceonappeal.Adversedecisionaffirmed. ` _CASENO_:1507663.a1 8  DATE:08/17/2017  `    `     h      p DATE:August17,2017  8  .؉7r(#(#.A_) xdEgA   InRe:     _Ԅ_  ApplicantforSecurityClearance / A_) xdEgA W  f )   )   ) p ) \ ) H ) 4 )  p )  \  H  pX p _ISCR_ԀCaseNo.1507663 \# .؉7r. \XXp   `     h    >#    APPEALBOARDDECISION *$ APPEARANCES '  &%XX FORGOVERNMENT  v ) JamesB.Norman,Esq.,ChiefDepartmentCounsel N!*  FORAPPLICANT  "N,  Prose #XX%&]# #&-     TheDepartmentofDefense(DoD)declinedtograntApplicantasecurityclearance.OnMay 4*%4 5,2016,DoDissuedastatementofreasons(_SOR_)advisingApplicantofthebasisforthat  +p&5 decision"securityconcernsraisedunderGuidelineF(FinancialConsiderations)ofDepartmentof  ,\'6 DefenseDirective5220.6(Jan.2,1992,asamended)(Directive).Applicantrequestedadecision ,H(7 onthewrittenrecord.OnMay31,2017,afterconsideringtherecord,DefenseOfficeofHearings -4)8 andAppeals(DOHA)AdministrativeJudgeCarolG._Ricciardello_ԀdeniedApplicantsrequestfor  asecurityclearance.ApplicantappealedpursuanttoDirectiveE3.1.28andE3.1.30.      TheJudgeconcludedthatApplicanthasnumerousdebtsthatareunresolved.Applicant t attributedherfinancialproblemstoachronicmedicalproblem,medicalexpensesincurredbyher ` son,andtheabsenceofhealthinsurance.After2010,sheacquiredhealthinsuranceandhadamore L  stableworkhistory;however,shedidnotbeginmakingpaymentsonhermedicaldebtsuntila 8  judgmentwasenteredagainstherin2013.Shestatedthatsheiscreatingaplantopayother $ t delinquentdebts,butthereisnoevidencetheplanhasbeenimplementedoranyoftheremaining  ` debtsarebeingpaidorresolved.  L    Applicantsappealbriefcontainsnewevidenceintheformofanarrativestatement,debt $  paymentplan,andportionsofcreditreports.TheAppealBoardcannotconsidernewevidenceon   appeal.DirectiveE3.1.29. h      Inherappealbrief,Applicantsubmittedanexplanationaboutherfinancialproblemsandthe   effortsshehastakentoresolvethem.Herarguments,however,areneitherenoughtorebutthe p presumptionthattheJudgeconsideredalloftherecordevidencenorsufficienttoshowthatthe \ Judgeweighedtheevidenceinamannerthatwasarbitrary,capricious,orcontrarytolaw.See,e.g., H _ISCR_ԀCaseNo.1501717at4(App.Bd.Jul.3,2017). 4   ApplicanthasnotidentifiedanyharmfulerrorintheJudgesdecision.TheJudgeexamined  \ therelevantevidenceandarticulatedasatisfactoryexplanationforthedecision.Thedecisionis H sustainableonthisrecord. Thegeneralstandardisthataclearancemaybegrantedonlywhen 4 clearlyconsistentwiththeinterestsofthenationalsecurity.DepartmentoftheNavyv.Egan,484   U.S.518,528(1988).SeealsoDirective,Encl.2,App.A2(b): Anydoubtconcerningpersonnel   beingconsideredfornationalsecurityeligibilitywillberesolvedinfavorofthenationalsecurity.   @-(, Ї@*  @( Order     TheDecisionis AFFIRMED . `    `     h   Signed:Michael_Raanan_Ԁ  d    `     h   MichaelRaanan  P     `     h   AdministrativeJudge  <     `     h   Chairperson,AppealBoard (     `     h   Signed:WilliamS.Fields      `     h   WilliamS.Fields t    `     h   AdministrativeJudge `    `     h   Member,AppealBoard L    `     h   Signed:JamesF.Duffy__ L    `     h   JamesF.Duffy 8    `     h   AdministrativeJudge $    `     h   Member,Appeal_Board___