WPC"  *js4hyD=^g6e<2iB\I=%ټ'[ G6#|K7+-ؠe,cD\wbB+WK0fx\ckiΦyn_+ϓ9k%7N7ꛢj"~°ˢW%O~13`h2#o$go p9;K>vD;[ ~; ; ] ڻwN-YH W[SV,S4i?\ Ⱦi,*h#Ž#Oc毠CӀZeq .4PxE u0Pc{j?]yVyVKIp8w2tuEn+bP} Xb'B>Z_W&:C@IC; iI埉6S o`|zd[|reW#UN % 0: Z ^ s w 4   m N 0 Zj E 0D  B HP LaserJet 400 color M451dn UPD PCL 60(9 Z6Times New Roman RegularX($USUS.,8DocumentManagement::ModifiedBooleanTRUEbOJ|7JSort3|xU(Y(2$ !USUS.,  XX      0  8DocumentManagement::ModifiedBooleanTRUE(#$  0   $USUS.,XX      1    _ApplicantdidnotsubmitadocumentaryresponsetotheFileofRelevantMaterial.Decisionat1. d !USUS.,  _KEYWORD:GuidelineE  DIGEST:ApplicanthasnotdemonstratedthattheJudgeweighedtheevidenceinamannerthat  wasarbitrary,capricious,orcontrarytolaw.TheJudgeexaminedtherelevantevidenceand t articulatedasatisfactoryexplanationforthedecision.Adversedecisionaffirmed. ` CASENO:1406870.a1 8  DATE:02/15/2017  `    `     h      p DATE:February15,2017 $  .؉7r(#(#.AV) xdEgA   InRe:       C ApplicantforSecurityClearance k AV) xdEgA C )   ) p ) \ ) H ) 4 )  p )  \ ) H  4  pX p _ISCR_ԀCaseNo.1406870 H#  4$ .؉7r. \XXp  $    APPEALBOARDDECISION % APPEARANCES l(  &%XX FORGOVERNMENT  D!* JamesB.Norman,Esq.,ChiefDepartmentCounsel "l+  FORAPPLICANT  #- RyanC._Nerney_,Esq.#X,X%&# $.     TheDepartmentofDefense(DoD)declinedtograntApplicantasecurityclearance.On T'"1 August7,2015,DoDissuedastatementofreasons(_SOR_)advisingApplicantofthebasisforthat @(#2 decision!securityconcernsraisedunderGuidelineE(PersonalConduct)ofDepartmentofDefense ,)|$3 Directive5220.6(Jan.2,1992,asamended)(Directive).Applicantrequestedadecisiononthe *h%4 writtenrecord.OnNovember22,2016,afterconsideringtherecord,DefenseOfficeofHearingsand +T&5 Appeals(DOHA)AdministrativeJudge_Wilford_ԀH.RossdeniedApplicantsrequestforasecurity +@'6 clearance.ApplicantappealedpursuanttoDirectiveE3.1.28andE3.1.30. ,,(7  -)8   Applicantraisedthefollowingissueonappeal:whethertheJudgesadversedecisionwas  arbitrary,capricious,orcontrarytolaw.Consistentwiththefollowing,weaffirm.  _  TheJudgesFindingsofFact  L    Inearly2012,ApplicantwasfiredfromajobwithaDefensecontractorbecausehehad $ t presentedfraudulentlogstotheGovernmentandbecausehedidnotdoamajorityofthework  ` conveyedinthelogs,whichtheemployercharacterizedas grossmisconduct.Decisionat2.In  L  hisAnswertotheSOR,Applicantadmittedthemisconductbutclaimedthatitwascommonamong  8  hiscoworkerstofalsifythelogsandthenreceiveonlyaverbalwarning.HisstatesDepartmentof $  LaborupheldApplicantsfiring.Wheninterviewedbyaclearanceinvestigator,Applicantliedabout   hisjobtermination,attributingittoaconflictbetweenhimselfandacompanyofficial.Helater   confirmedunderoaththeaccuracyofhisinterviewsummarythattheinvestigatorhadprepared.     TheJudgesAnalysis  p   TheJudgeconcludedthatnoneofthemitigatingconditionsappliedtoApplicantscase.He H characterizedApplicantsonthejobmisconductasextremelyserious,statingthatitcouldhave 4 affectednationalsecurity.HealsostatedthatApplicanthadliedabouthismisconductatleasttwice.  p HeconcludedthatthereisinsufficientevidencethatApplicantcurrentlyshowsgoodjudgmentor  \ istrustworthy. H   Discussion      ApplicantcontendsthattheJudgedidnotextendappropriateweighttofavorableevidence,  forexamplehisclaimintheSORAnswerthatothershadcommittedsimilarinfractions. #  1      ׀Healso  arguesthattheJudgeshouldhaveextendedmoreweighttoApplicantsthreeyearswithout  subsequentoffense.ApplicanthasnotdemonstratedthattheJudgeweighedtheevidenceina l mannerthatwasarbitrary,capricious,orcontrarytolaw.See,e.g.,ISCRCaseNo.1406686at2 X  (App.Bd.Apr.27,2016).TheJudgeexaminedtherelevantevidenceandarticulatedasatisfactory D! explanationforthedecision.Thedecisionissustainableonthisrecord. Thegeneralstandardis 0"  thataclearancemaybegrantedonlywhenclearlyconsistentwiththeinterestsofthenational #l! security.DepartmentoftheNavyv.Egan,484U.S.518,528(1988).SeealsoDirective, $X" Enclosure22(b): Anydoubtconcerningpersonnelbeingconsideredforaccesstoclassified $D # informationwillberesolvedinfavorofthenationalsecurity.  %0!$ @( Order     TheDecisionis AFFIRMED .     `     h   Signed:MichaelRaanan <     `     h   MichaelRaanan ( x    `     h   AdministrativeJudge  d    `     h   Chairperson,AppealBoard  P     `     h   Signed:JamesE.Moody      `     h   JamesE.Moody      `     h   AdministrativeJudge      `     h   Member,AppealBoard t    `     h   Signed:JamesF.Duffy $t    `     h   JamesF.Duffy `    `     h   AdministrativeJudge L    `     h   Member,AppealBoard 8