WPC 1(V9]1|h`x\BuoqBpu8CNJ8}et' 1 Dө[c˪-!<<5JvRR<&V,pSgxܦ=0\K ݩAC-Pm 8@98:$h)J"ƯQdo~QY}im~TܫVMPE2ѳ +uq+<~IX>?T0IOO տ,֊ϖ 5Fj _k4<_vƣ׸N 0R>Lof-:gio}Pz{g % rJ(] Mdk x=sc5Н7%pS|%ֵYKCI&/`D0Er* Ws y>yfQgmDgN4쁧!UW $r8f`"xMvZvJG^;{? 2EnÛ_#2UN %I 0:O Z ^ w 4   m Z/ N E  S    Bk A 0V'' D-} 0KHewlett-Packard HP LaserJet P3010 Series0(9 Z6Times New Roman RegularX($USUS.,8DocumentManagement::ModifiedBooleanTRUEerJ;EJ!PCsg<3|xU8DocumentManagement::ModifiedBooleanTRUELevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5 d[^] I&mage!<=8C HKKKK(.3$ !USUS.,  )!dxdx( $ Figure  1  !USUS.,  _KEYWORD:GuidelineF  DIGEST:ThoughwegivedueconsiderationtotheHearingOfficecasethatApplicanthascited  inhisbrief,itdoesnotprovideareasontodisturbtheJudgesadversedecision.Inanyevent, t HearingOfficedecisionsarebindingneitheronotherHearingOfficeJudgesnorontheBoard. ` Adversedecisionaffirmed. L  _CASENO_:1503085.a1 $ t DATE:07/14/2017  L     `     h      p DATE:July14,2017 $  .؉7r(#(#.AY) xdEgA   InRe:    ̀ApplicantforSecurityClearance k AY) xdEgA C )   ) p ) \ ) H ) 4 )  p )  \ ) H  4  pX p _ISCR_ԀCaseNo.1503085 H#  4$ .؉7r. \XXp  $    APPEALBOARDDECISION % APPEARANCES l(  &s%XX FORGOVERNMENT  D!* JamesB.Norman,Esq.,ChiefDepartmentCounsel "l+  FORAPPLICANT  #- RyanC._Nerney_,Esq.#XX%&sP# $.     TheDepartmentofDefense(DoD)declinedtograntApplicantasecurityclearance.On T'"1 October30,2015,DoDissuedastatementofreasons(_SOR_)advisingApplicantofthebasisforthat @(#2 decision!securityconcernsraisedunderGuidelineF(FinancialConsiderations)ofDepartmentof ,)|$3 DefenseDirective5220.6(Jan.2,1992,asamended)(Directive).Applicantrequestedadecision *h%4 onthewrittenrecord.OnMay5,2017,afterconsideringtherecord,DefenseOfficeofHearingsand +T&5 Appeals(DOHA)AdministrativeJudgeRobertJ._Kilmartin_ԀdeniedApplicantsrequestforasecurity +@'6 clearance.ApplicantappealedpursuanttoDirectiveE3.1.28andE3.1.30. ,,(7  -)8   Applicantraisedthefollowingissueonappeal:whethertheJudgesadversedecisionwas  arbitrary,capricious,orcontrarytolaw.Consistentwiththefollowing,weaffirm.    TheJudgesFindingsofFact  `   Applicanthasheldaclearancesince1990.Hehasanumberofdelinquentdebts,whichhe 8  disclosedinhissecurityclearanceapplication(_SCA_).ThedebtsincludebackFederalincometaxes $ t for2009and2010.AlthoughApplicantclaimstohavesetupaninstallmentplanandpresented  ` evidencefromwhichitcouldbeinferredthathehadpaidoffthetaxdelinquencies,hefailedtoshow  L  aregularpaymenthistoryortoexplainhowhistaxdebtsbecamedelinquentinthefirstplace.The  8  _SOR_Ԁlistsotherdebts,includingajudgment.Hedidnotprovidecorroborationformanyofhis $  claimsofpaymentorthatthedebtswerenotowed.     Applicantattributedhisfinancialproblemstohiswifesseriousillnessandtohisownloss   ofincome.Ina2013clearanceinterview,Applicantstatedthathisemployerhadnotwithheld   enoughtaxpayments.Healsopromisedtopayeachofhisdebtsinfull.Applicantisworkingwith p adebtverificationfirmtochallengecertainitemsonhiscreditreport,buthedidnotsubmitevidence \ ofasignificantamountofworkdonebythefirm. H   TheJudgesAnalysis   p   ThoughacknowledgingthatApplicanthaddisclosedhisdelinquentdebts,theJudgenoted H thathispresentationdependedinlargemeasureuponassertionsthatdebtshadbeenchargedoffor 4 hadfallenoffcreditreports.Hestatedthatsuchevidenceisnotsufficienttomitigatetheconcerns   allegedinthe_SOR_.TheJudgeconcludedthatApplicanthasnotmitigatedtheFinancial   Considerationsconcernsallegedagainsthim.    Discussion     ApplicantsargumentonappealisnotenoughtoshowthattheJudgemisweighedthe X  evidence.See,e.g.,_ISCR_ԀCaseNo.1508842at3(App.Bd.Feb.14,2017).Moreover,thoughwe D! givedueconsiderationtotheHearingOfficecasethatApplicanthascitedinhisbrief,itdoesnot 0"  provideareasontodisturbtheJudgesadversedecision.Inanyevent,HearingOfficedecisionsare #l! bindingneitheronotherHearingOfficeJudgesnorontheBoard.See,e.g.,_ISCR_ԀCaseNo.15 $X" 01416at3(App.Bd.Feb.15,2017). $D #   TheJudgeexaminedtherelevantevidenceandarticulatedasatisfactoryexplanationforthe &"% decision.Thedecisionissustainableonthisrecord. Thegeneralstandardisthataclearancemay '#& begrantedonlywhenclearlyconsistentwiththeinterestsofthenationalsecurity.Department (#' oftheNavyv.Egan,484U.S.518,528(1988).SeealsoDirective,Encl.2App.A2(b): Any )$( doubtconcerningpersonnelbeingconsideredfornationalsecurityeligibilitywillberesolvedinfavor |*%) ofthenationalsecurity. h+&*   T,'+ @( Order     TheDecisionis AFFIRMED .     `     h   Signed:Michael_Raanan_Ԁ <     `     h   Michael_Raanan_ ( x    `     h   AdministrativeJudge  d    `     h   Chairperson,AppealBoard  P     `     h   Signed:JamesE.Moody      `     h   JamesE.Moody      `     h   AdministrativeJudge      `     h   Member,AppealBoard t    `     h   Signed:WilliamS.Fields__ $t    `     h   WilliamS.Fields `    `     h   AdministrativeJudge L    `     h   Member,Appeal_Board___