WPCz  )`臯a ۉ X}AH˶XУP9:#֎[E+D Mе;k(rjm~@IR>R]QHh}suA"Wy+KPxw06&&v֛󚛁z ̸Rx3U[ԃfm{S?[mG{p-j!1$s"XutG"C->]Fw%4z\ 9MR}n˒iz֠ /~@k`)@wz4%ݠɣ6ܹNT{14 |njJ/m,1:Ε)'sA3txSd'1XmdR[U%~|Ks6ދiՎ3E[LwZ |ś?Bh@I"W=}3+4mUC{~]5ƓK`#@UN %W 0:] ^ w 4   m Z E= Z? 0~ 0D N[ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ B] Hewlett-Packard HP LaserJet P3010 Series0(9 Z6Times New Roman RegularX($USUS.,pJ;EJxntFold3|xU8DocumentManagement::ModifiedBooleanTRUE8DocumentManagement::ModifiedBooleanTRUE(.(3($ !USUS.,      0  (#$  0   d !USUS.,  _KEYWORD:GuidelineF;GuidelineE  DIGEST:Asthetrieroffact,theJudgehastoweightheevidenceasawholeanddecidewhether  thefavorableevidenceoutweighstheunfavorableevidence,orviceversa.Adversedecision t affirmed. ` _CASENO_:1503911.a1 8  DATE:07/21/2017  ` __   `     h      p DATE:July21,2017 $  .؉7r(#(#.A_ ) xdEgA   InRe:        W   ApplicantforSecurityClearance k A_ ) xdEgA C  R )   ) p ) \ ) H ) 4 )  p )  \ ) H   4! pX p ISCRCaseNo.1503911 H$  4% .؉7r. \XXp *%    APPEALBOARDDECISION ( APPEARANCES b!+  &k%XX FORGOVERNMENT  :#- JamesB.Norman,Esq.,ChiefDepartmentCounsel $b.  FORAPPLICANT  %!0  Prose #X(X%&k## &!1     TheDepartmentofDefense(DoD)declinedtograntApplicantasecurityclearance.On H)$4 January17,2016,DoDissuedastatementofreasons(SOR)advisingApplicantofthebasisforthat 4*%5 decision"securityconcernsraisedunderGuidelineF(FinancialConsiderations)andGuidelineE  +p&6 (PersonalConduct)ofDepartmentofDefenseDirective5220.6(Jan.2,1992,asamended)  ,\'7 (Directive).Applicantrequestedadecisiononthewrittenrecord.OnMay5,2017,afterconsidering ,H(8 therecord,DefenseOfficeofHearingsandAppeals(DOHA)AdministrativeJudgeLeRoyF. -4)9 ForemandeniedApplicantsrequestforasecurityclearance.Applicantappealedpursuanttothe  DirectiveE3.1.28andE3.1.30.    ApplicantadmittedtoalltheallegationsintheSOR.Herequestedthathiscasebedecided ` onthewrittenrecordanddidnotrespondtothegovernmentsFileofRelevantMaterial(FORM). L  OnappealApplicantarguesthattheJudgesadversedecisionshouldbereversedbecausehis 8  financialproblemsoccurredalongtimeagoandneveraffectedhisgoodjudgement.Applicants $ t argumentdoesnotdemonstratethattheJudgesdecisionisarbitrary,capricious,orcontrarytolaw.  ` Ѐ  L    Oncethegovernmentpresentsevidenceraisingsecurityconcerns,theburdenshiftstothe  8  applicanttoestablishmitigation.DirectiveE3.1.15.Thepresenceofsomemitigatingevidence $  doesnotalonecompeltheJudgetomakeafavorablesecurityclearancedecision.Asthetrieroffact,   theJudgehastoweightheevidenceasawholeanddecidewhetherthefavorableevidenceoutweighs   theunfavorableevidence,orviceversa.ApartysdisagreementwiththeJudgesweighingofthe   evidence,oranabilitytoargueforadifferentinterpretationoftheevidence,isnotsufficientto   demonstratetheJudgeweighedtheevidenceorreachedconclusionsinamannerthatisarbitrary, p capricious,orcontrarytolaw.See,e.g.,ISCRCaseNo.1501652at2(App.Bd.Jul.7,2017). \   InreachinghisadversedecisionunderGuidelineF,theJudgenotedthatApplicants 4 delinquentdebtswere numerous,recent,andwerenotincurredundercircumstancesmakingthem  p unlikelytorecur.Decisionat5.Whiletheymayhavebeenduetocircumstancesbeyondhis  \ control,Applicanthadnotactedresponsibly.Moreover,hehad presentednoevidenceof H counseling,payments,paymentagreements,orgroundsfordisputinganyofthedebts,eventhough 4 heha[d]beenemployedsinceJanuary2011.Id.Basedontherecordthatwasbeforehim,the   JudgesconclusionthatApplicanthadnotmitigatedthegovernmentssecurityconcernsunder   GuidelineFwassustainable.    TheBoarddoesnotreviewacasedenovo.ThefavorableevidencecitedbyApplicantisnot  sufficienttodemonstratetheJudgesdecisionunderGuidelineFisarbitrary,capricious,orcontrary l tolaw.Moreover,ApplicanthasnotchallengedtheJudgesadversedecisionastotheGuidelineE X  allegations. Thegeneralstandardisthataclearancemaybegrantedonlywhenclearlyconsistent D! withtheinterestsofthenationalsecurity.DepartmentoftheNavyv.Egan,484U.S.518,528 0"  (1988). #l!  @-(, Ї@( Order  t   ThedecisionisAFFIRMED. L     `     h   Signed:MichaelRaanan  L     `     h   MichaelRaanan  8     `     h   AdministrativeJudge $     `     h   Chairperson,AppealBoard        `     h   Signed:JamesF.Duffy \    `     h   JamesF.Duffy H    `     h   AdministrativeJudge 4    `     h   Member,AppealBoard  p    `     h      `     h   Signed:WilliamS.Fields     `     h   WilliamS.Fields     `     h   AdministrativeJudge     `     h   Member,AppealBoard