WPCz  +c{ jXψl8oSmAaw,h i1=+i C۽=1ֶBq/LP~i(s&TcR:qC apѰ\83\ke&㸍q + BP| 5DnPsOHo\8v}RJ!I#ɪk2aOy#JА|[Hkc'Ve[U=bHKT}a1\̿.ރ.w_4 eG˖H"}{qUƓyJX aƯk"k<҉!_sG8_}[1 Sy&!l`#@UN %W 0:] ^ w 4   m Z Z= = N 0~ 0D E[ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ B] Hewlett-Packard HP LaserJet P3010 Series0(9 Z6Times New Roman RegularX($USUS.,vwK;=J3|xU8DocumentManagement::ModifiedBooleanTRUE8DocumentManagement::ModifiedBooleanTRUE(.(3($ !USUS.,      0  (#$  0   d !USUS.,  _KEYWORD:GuidelineF  DIGEST:Applicantalsoassertsthathedidnotprovideinformationabouthisfinancialsituation   becauseitwasnotaskedoftoprovideanyofthatinformation.and [he]canprovidethat t information.AreviewoftherecordindicatesthatApplicantreceivedacopyoftheFORM, ` accompaniedbyaDOHAcoverletter.ThecoverletterinparticularstatedthatApplicantcould L  submit anymaterialyouwishtheAdministrativeJudgetoconsider[.]TheFORMitself 8  advisedApplicantthathisresponsecouldsetforth objections,rebuttal,extenuation,mitigation, $ t orexplanationasappropriate.Accordingly,Applicantreceivedthedueprocessaffordedbythe  ` DirectiveandhisfailuretomakearesponsetotheFORMcannotfairlybeattributedto  L  inadequatenoticeofhisrighttodoso.Adversedecisionaffirmed.  8  _CASENO_:1507882.a1   DATE:12/7/2017   ________________________   `     h      p DATE:December7,2017   .؉7r(#(#.A_) xdE3gA 4 InRe: /     ApplicantforPublicTrustPosition  A_) xdEgA    ) 4 )  p )  \ ) H  ) 4! )  " )  # ) $  % pX p ADPCaseNo.1507882 H(  4) .؉7r. \XXp )    APPEALBOARDDECISION v * APPEARANCES N",  &g%XX FORGOVERNMENT  &$v. JamesB.Norman,Esq.,ChiefDepartmentCounsel $N /  FORAPPLICANT  &!1  Prose #XX%&gC # '"2     TheDepartmentofDefense(DoD)declinedtograntApplicanteligibilityforapublictrust H)$4 position.OnJune9,2016,DoDissuedastatementofreasons(_SOR_)advisingApplicantofthebasis 4*%5 forthatdecision"trustworthinessconcernsraisedunderGuidelineF(FinancialConsiderations)of  +p&6 DepartmentofDefenseDirective5220.6(Jan.2,1992,asamended)(Directive).Applicant  ,\'7 requestedadecisiononthewrittenrecord.OnOctober6,2017,afterconsideringtherecord, ,H(8 DefenseOfficeofHearingsandAppealsAdministrativeJudgeRobertE.CoacherdeniedApplicant -4)9 eligibilityforapublictrustposition.ApplicantappealedpursuanttotheDirectiveE3.1.28and  E3.1.30.    Applicantrequestedthathiscasebedecidedonthewrittenrecordandthendidnotfilea t responsetothegovernmentsFileofRelevantMaterial(FORM).TheJudgebasedhisadverse ` decisioninthecaseinlargemeasureonthefactthattherecordcontainednodocumentaryevidence L  supportingApplicantsassertionsthathefiledhis20132014Federalandstatetaxreturns,or 8  otherwisedescribingarrangementsorcontactshemayhavehadwiththeIRSconcerninghistax $ t issues.Decisionat5.Onappeal,Applicantoffersnewevidenceintheformofanarrativestatement  ` _describinghisfinancialsituationandthestatusofhistaxissues.TheBoardcannotconsidernew  L  evidenceonappeal.SeeDirectiveE3.1.29.  8    Applicantalsoassertsthathedidnotprovideinformationabouthisfinancialsituation    becauseitwasnotaskedofmetoprovideanyofthatinformationand [he]canprovidethat   information.AreviewoftherecordindicatesthatApplicantreceivedacopyoftheFORM,   accompaniedbyaDOHAcoverletter,inNovember2016.Thecoverletterinparticularstatedthat   Applicantcouldsubmit anymaterialyouwishtheAdministrativeJudgetoconsider[.]Cover p Letter,datedNovember3,2016.TheFORMitselfadvisedApplicantthathisresponsecouldset \ forth objections,rebuttal,extenuation,mitigation,orexplanationasappropriate.Accordingly, H ApplicantreceivedthedueprocessaffordedbytheDirectiveandhisfailuretomakearesponseto 4 theFORMcannotfairlybeattributedtoinadequatenoticeofhisrighttodoso.See,e.g.,_ISCR_ԀCase  p No.1405094at2,n.1(App.Bd.Nov.22,2016).  \   Finally,ApplicantchallengessomeoftheJudgesfindingsoffactrelatingtothedebtfora 4 medicalbillallegedin_SOR_Ԁ1.b.TheJudgefoundinApplicantsfavorastothatallegation,soit   isnotatissueonappeal.     TheBoarddoesnotreviewacasedenovo.Applicanthasnotestablishedanyharmfulerror  onthepartoftheJudge.Therefore,thedecisionoftheJudgeisAFFIRMED.         `     h   Signed:MichaelY._Raanan_Ԁ 0"     `     h   MichaelY._Raanan_ #l!    `     h   AdministrativeJudge $X"    `     h   Chairperson,AppealBoard $D #    `     h   Signed:JamesF.Duffy (#'    `     h   JamesF.Duffy )$(    `     h   AdministrativeJudge |*%)    `     h   Member,AppealBoard h+&*  @-(, Ї   `     h   Signed:WilliamS.Fields__     `     h   WilliamS.Fields     `     h   AdministrativeJudge     `     h   Member,AppealBoard