WPC 0其`Z&@zÂ2cG󦩽:U fB(X4g(й)ͨ'OnI'vsрΑ&_]atY_&;C]lhcɉC8 /:e+DD9\k gC1= yIuqW5HM flVTsy\rF+}4a}=DV_@;ۃݜxȪ(#2 OnDecember3,2015,DoDissuedastatementofreasons(_SOR_)advisingApplicantofthebasisfor *)z$3 thatdecision!trustworthinessconcernsraisedunderGuidelineF(FinancialConsiderations)of *f%4 DepartmentofDefenseDirective5220.6(Jan.2,1992,asamended)(Directive).Applicant +R&5 requestedadecisiononthewrittenrecord.OnApril21,2017,afterconsideringtherecord,Defense +>'6 OfficeofHearingsandAppeals(DOHA)AdministrativeJudgePhilipJ._Katauskas_Ԁdenied ,*(7 Applicantsrequestforatrustworthinessdesignation.ApplicantappealedpursuanttoDirective -)8 E3.1.28andE3.1.30.    Applicantraisedthefollowingissuesonappeal:whethertheJudgesfindingsoffact  containederrorsandwhethertheJudgesadversedecisionwasarbitrary,capricious,orcontraryto t law.Consistentwiththefollowing,weaffirm. ` _  TheJudgesFindingsofFact  8    Nevermarried,Applicantisahighschoolgraduatewithsomecollegecredits.Hehas  ` workedathiscurrentjobsince2012.His_SOR_Ԁlistsseveraldelinquentdebtstotalingalittleover  L  $18,000.Applicantsanswertothe_SOR_ԀincludedacopyofaFebruary2016creditreportthatdid  8  notshowanyofthe_SOR_Ԁdebts.Applicantsfinancialproblemsbeganwhenhewasterminatedfrom $  employmentinJanuary2008fordisciplinaryreasons.HeremainedunemployeduntilAugust2009,   duringwhichtimehereliedonunemploymentcompensation,whichwasnotenoughtomeetroutine   expenses.Hehadanotheryearofunemployment,whichendedin2012.Applicantadmittedthathe   hasnotmadepaymentsonhiscollectionaccountssince2008.     Applicants_SOR_Ԁcontainsfourmedicalaccountsthatresultedfromemergencyroom \ treatmentofadogbite.Theincidentoccurredathisparentshome,buttheyfailedtofollowthrough H ontheirpromisetopayforApplicantstreatment.Applicantprovideddetailsofhisunsuccessful 4 effortstotrackdownthecreditorscurrentlyholdingthesedebts.  p   TheJudgesAnalysis  H   TheJudgenotedevidencethatApplicantsproblemswererootedinajoblossdueto   disciplinaryproblems,whichwasacircumstancethatwaswithinhiscontrol.Hestatedthatthere   arenoclearindicationsthatApplicantsproblemsarebeingresolvedorareundercontrol,noris  thereevidenceofanygoodfaitheffortstoresolvethedebtsatissuehere.    Discussion  l   ApplicantchallengestheJudgesfindingsoffact.Amongotherthings,hecitestoevidence D! thatheiscurrentlymarried, #  1      ׀andhearguesthattherecordshowsthathehasinfactresolvedthe 0"  medicalpayments.AfterreviewingtheDecisioninlightoftherecordasawhole,weconcludethat #l! theJudgesmaterialfindingsofsecurityconcernaresupportedbysubstantialevidenceorconstitute $X" reasonableinferencesthatcouldbedrawnfromtheevidence.Applicanthascitedtonoharmful $D # errorintheJudgesfindings.See,e.g.,ADPCaseNo.1503377at3(App.Bd.Mar.9,2017). %0!$   TheJudgeexaminedtherelevantdataandarticulatedasatisfactoryexplanationforthe '#& decision.Thedecisionissustainableonthisrecord.Thestandardapplicabletotrustworthiness (#' casesisthatsetforthinDepartmentoftheNavyv.Egan,484U.S.518,528(1988)regarding )$( securityclearances:suchadetermination maybegrantedonlywhenclearlyconsistentwiththe |*%) interestsofthenationalsecurity.See,e.g.,ADPCaseNo.1204343at3(App.Bd.May21,2013).  SeealsoKaplanv.Conyers,733F.3d1148(Fed.Cir.2013),cert.denied.   @( Order     TheDecisionis AFFIRMED .     `     h   Signed:Michael_Raanan_Ԁ ( x    `     h   Michael_Raanan_  d    `     h   AdministrativeJudge  P     `     h   Chairperson,AppealBoard  <     `     h   Signed:JamesE.Moody      `     h   JamesE.Moody      `     h   AdministrativeJudge t    `     h   Member,AppealBoard `    `     h   Signed:JamesF.Duffy__ `    `     h   JamesF.Duffy L    `     h   AdministrativeJudge 8    `     h   Member,Appeal_Board___