WPCs BkGïvMt*Q߻u{o`E[o~|鳣^JYT,9+_luN) 9aOIuҕ?&%QPy6=/]Np@ݧR gGxc"~#Wfܶ[]MLNwuSnj인lk}eY*v:=ŵ-4Y \8- +^\}:/ ~e|.lbW4 EL '_G4"xo&7Y-ݰS8nAuQҀXu/l)%C! /֡i5j*1e^TTui d؍1PuZ5|>N0 B=9f5t螼zr,ݸoCŪrE~lRДLL]@ '|,2W^i .&{7n$8NY.9خW#UN % 0: Z ^ s w 4   m N Z E 0 0D  ppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp BVHewlett-Packard HP LaserJet P3010 Series0(9 Z6Times New Roman RegularX($USUS.,8DocumentManagement::ModifiedBooleanTRUE{J;EJ:i+003|xU8DocumentManagement::ModifiedBooleanTRUE(:(2x$ !USUS.,        0  (#$  0   { x$USUS.,      1    _ 0XXԀInarguingthathisearlyalcoholrelatedincidentsconstituted youthfuldrinking,ApplicantcitestoaHearing  OfficedecisionthatisneitherbindingonotherHearingOfficeJudgesnorontheAppealBoard.See,e.g.,_ISCR_ԀCase t No.1403747at3(App.Bd.Nov.13,2015).ThisHearingOfficedecisionisdistinguishableanddoesnotundermine 8 theJudgesdecisioninthiscase.  x$USUS.,      2    _ 0XXԀDirective,Enclosure223(a)states: somuchtimehaspassed,orthebehaviorwassoinfrequent,orit  happenedundersuchunusualcircumstancesthatitisunlikelytorecurordoesnotcastdoubtontheindividualscurrent t reliability,trustworthiness,andgoodjudgment[.] d !USUS.,  _KEYWORD:Guideline:G  DIGEST:TheJudgeproperlyconsideredtheevidenceasawholeanddidnotviewitinan  isolatedandpiecemealmanner.Adversedecisionaffirmed. t _CASENO_:1507791.a1 L  DATE:06/22/2017 $ t    `     h      p DATE:June22,2017  L  .؉7r(#(#.AV) xdEgA   InRe:        k ApplicantforSecurityClearance C AV) xdEgA k )   )   )   ) p ) \ ) H ) 4 )  p   \ pX p _ISCR_ԀCaseNo.1507791 p!  \" .؉7r. \XXp 4"    APPEALBOARDDECISION  # APPEARANCES &  &%XX FORGOVERNMENT  l( JamesB.Norman,Esq.,ChiefDepartmentCounsel D )  FORAPPLICANT  !D+ RobertH._Deaderick_,Jr.,Esq.#XX%&Ǡ# ",  @     TheDepartmentofDefense(DoD)declinedtograntApplicantasecurityclearance.On h&!0 February23,2016,DoDissuedastatementofreasons(_SOR_)advisingApplicantofthebasisforthat T'"1 decision!securityconcernsraisedunderGuidelineG(AlcoholConsumption)ofDepartmentof @(#2 DefenseDirective5220.6(Jan.2,1992,asamended)(Directive).Applicantrequestedadecision ,)|$3 onthewrittenrecord.OnMarch28,2017,afterconsideringtherecord,DefenseOfficeofHearings *h%4 andAppeals(DOHA)AdministrativeJudgeArthurE.Marshall,Jr.,deniedApplicantsrequestfor +T&5 asecurityclearance.ApplicantappealedpursuanttoDirectiveE3.1.28andE3.1.30. +@'6   Applicantraisedthefollowingissueonappeal:whethertheJudgesadversedecisionwas -)8 arbitrary,capricious,orcontrarytolaw.Consistentwiththefollowing,weaffirm.    TheJudgesFindingsofFact  t   Applicantisa54yearoldemployeeofaFederalcontractor.Heisexcellentathisjoband P  hashadnosecurityviolations.Heisdivorcedandhasthreeadultchildrenwhoresidewithhim <  whiletheyattendcollege. ( x   Applicantconsumedalcoholattimestoexcessandthepointofintoxicationfrom  P  approximately1979to2000and2007to2014.In1980and1987,hewaschargedwithdriving  <  undertheinfluence(_DUI_)andwasconvictedofbothoffenses.In1989,hewasdeterminedtobean (  alcoholabuserwhileattendinganalcoholsafetyactionprogram(ASAP).In1992,hewasarrested   forpublicintoxication.Heremainedsoberfrom2000untilhiswifelefthimin2007,which   triggeredadifficulttimeandanalcoholrelapse.     In2009,Applicantwaschargedwith_DUI_Ԁandwaslaterconvictedofthatoffense.In2011, t hewaschargedwith_DUI_Ԁandresistingarrest.Henotedtheofficeraccostedhim,whichresultedin ` anethicsinvestigationagainsttheofficer.The2011chargesagainsthimweredismissed.In2014, L hewaschargedwith_DUI_Ԁandwasconvictedofthatoffense.Hewassentencedtooneyearof 8 probationand180daysofimprisonment,ofwhichheserved20days.Hehasabstainedfromalcohol $t sinceOctober2014.HeattendedASAPsessionsin2014and2015andreceivedcertificatesforhis ` participationinalcoholawarenessandcounselingin2015. L Ѐ   8   TheJudgesAnalysis  $   Applicanthasatroubledhistorywithalcohol.Hehasabstainedfromalcoholforovertwo  years,buthispriorattemptatsobrietybetween20002007failed.HecontinueswithAA,is  sustaininghisabstinence,andacknowledgeshisalcoholabuse;however,particularlyworrisomeis  thefrequencyofhisveryseriousalcoholrelatedoffensesthatdemonstraterecklessbehaviortoward p himselfandothers. [_I]n_Ԁlightofthenearly35yearspan,albeitinterrupted,periodofalcoholabuse, \  moretimeisneededtoestablisharecordofsustainableabstinenceorresponsiblealcoholuse.This H! isparticularlytrueabsentapositiveprognosisbyaqualifiedmedicalpractitioneror[licensedclinical 4"  socialworker].Decisionat6.  #p!   Discussion  $H #   Intheappealbrief,ApplicantarguestheJudgeoverstatedhishistoryofalcoholabuse.In & "% doingso,hedoesnotchallengedanyoftheJudgesspecificfindingsoffact,butessentiallyargues ' #& thatthe35yearperiodunderreviewbeanalyzedinseparatesegmentsandhisearlieralcoholrelated (#'  incidentsaredistinguishablefromhislatterincidents.Hedescribestheearlierincidentsas youthful )$( drinkingthatwereconflated. #  1      ׀AppealBriefat2and4.Hehighlightsthathehadnoalcoholrelated   incidentbetween1992and2009,refrainedfromalcoholconsumptionbetween2000and2007,and  contendshisthreelatter_DUI_Ԁarrestsstemfromhismaritalseparationanddivorce.Hefurther  contendsthattheJudge,intreatinghisdrinkingasonelongepisode,failedtotakeintoaccountthe t wholepersonfactorof thefrequencyandrecencyoftheconduct.Directive,Enclosure22(a)(3). ` WedonotfindApplicantsargumentpersuasive.Inessence,Applicantisadvocatingfora L   piecemealanalysisoftheevidence.TheAppealBoardhaslongheldthatsuchanapproachis 8  inappropriate.Whenweighingtheevidence,theJudgemustconsidertheevidenceasawholeand $ t notviewitinanisolatedandpiecemealfashion.See,e.g.,_ISCR_ԀCaseNo.0211489at4(App.Bd.  ` Sep.11,2003).Seealso,_Raffone_Ԁv.Adams,468F.2d860,866(2ndCir.1972)(takentogether,  L  separateeventsmayhaveasignificancethatismissingwheneacheventisviewedinisolation).In  8  analyzingthiscase,includingthewholepersonconcept,theJudgeproperlyconsideredtheevidence $  initsentirety.   Ѐ   `         ThebalanceofApplicantsargumentsamounttoadisagreementwiththeJudgesweighing   oftheevidence.SpecificallyhecontendsthattheJudgeerredinhisapplicationofMitigating   Condition23(a). #  2      ׀Hearguesthatnodoubtexistsregardinghiscurrentreliabilitybecauseenough p timehaspassedsincehislastalcoholrelatedincidentandemphasizesthathisnegativereactionto \ hismaritalwoeshaveceasedandthathehasrecognizedandpromptlyaddressedhisalcohol H problem.ThefactthatApplicanthasnothadanalcoholrelatedincidentsince2014andhas 4 remainedsoberformoreovertwoyearsdoesnotcompeltheJudgetomakeafavorableclearance  p decision.TheAppealBoardhasneverestablisheda brightlinerulefordeterminingtherecency  \ ofconductthatraisessecurityconcerns.Theextenttowhichsecurityconcernshavebecome H mitigatedthroughthepassageoftimeisaquestionthatmustberesolvedbasedontheevidenceas 4 awhole.See,e.g.,_ISCR_ԀCaseNo.1401847at3(App.Bd.Apr.9,2015).Specifically,theJudge   hastoweightherecordevidenceinitsentirety,includingApplicantssixalcoholrelatedincidents,   fourofwhichresultedin_DUI_Ԁconvictions,indecidingwhetherthefavorableevidenceoutweighs  theunfavorableevidenceorviceversa.ApplicantsdisagreementwiththeJudgesweighingofthe  evidence,orhisabilitytoargueforadifferentinterpretationoftheevidence,isnotsufficientto  demonstratetheJudgeweighedtheevidenceorreachedconclusionsinamannerthatisarbitrary, l capricious,orcontrarytolaw.See,e.g.,_ISCR_ԀCaseNo.1406634at2(App.Bd.Apr.28,2016). X  Applicanthasnotidentifiedanyharmfulerrorlikelytochangetheoutcomeofthiscase. D! Ѐ  TheJudgeexaminedtherelevantevidenceandarticulatedasatisfactoryexplanationforthe #l! decision. Thegeneralstandardisthataclearancemaybegrantedonlywhenclearlyconsistent $X" withtheinterestsofthenationalsecurity.DepartmentoftheNavyv.Egan,484U.S.518,528 $D # (1988).SeealsoDirective,Enclosure22(b): Anydoubtconcerningpersonnelbeingconsidered %0!$ foraccesstoclassifiedinformationwillberesolvedinfavorofthenationalsecurity.Thedecision  issustainableonthisrecord.  @( Order  t   TheDecisionis AFFIRMED . L     `     h   Signed:Michael_Raanan_Ԁ  P     `     h   Michael_Raanan_  <     `     h   AdministrativeJudge (     `     h   Chairperson,AppealBoard      `     h   Signed:WilliamS.Fields t    `     h   WilliamS.Fields `    `     h   AdministrativeJudge L    `     h   Member,AppealBoard 8    `     h   Signed:JamesF.Duffy__ 8    `     h   JamesF.Duffy $    `     h   AdministrativeJudge     `     h   Member,Appeal_Board___