WPCf   + Pn@fMFyܔ Oj*Ь}Qh" jADk[1$ s0k|OFH.mT)BӻZr^mG'Q#UJz)\#`5jt^D⦍ ˋ)v}!dDgɈ tUoiob%Y1_P(qR%W^48MJD=QԨ) %P=n^ߧ)nr &SY˪1t8=(GMNd0@q*?T%˃=L/WIPz!Ɂ ChM1A$(i #ob類d{4Z#UN % 0: ZC ^ w 4   m Z NC C NE EG G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G BI Hewlett-Packard HP LaserJet P3010 Series0(9 Z6Times New Roman RegularX($USUS.,8DocumentManagement::ModifiedBooleanTRUEJ;EJ!PCsg<3|xU8DocumentManagement::ModifiedBooleanTRUE d !USUS.,  _KEYWORD:GuidelineB  DIGEST:ApplicantsbriefisnotenoughtorebutthepresumptionthattheJudgeconsideredall  oftheevidenceintherecord.Adversedecisionaffirmed. t _CASENO_:1601733.a1 L  DATE:06/20/2017 $ t    `     h      p DATE:June20,2017  L  .؉7r(#(#.AY) xdEgA   InRe:     _Ԅ_  ApplicantforSecurityClearance C AY) xdEgA k )   )   )   ) p ) \ ) H ) 4 )  p   \ pX p _ISCR_ԀCaseNo.1601733 p! .؉7r. \XXp 4!    APPEALBOARDDECISION  " APPEARANCES %  &%XX FORGOVERNMENT  l' JamesB.Norman,Esq.,ChiefDepartmentCounsel D (  FORAPPLICANT  !D* RyanC._Nerney_,Esq.#X8X%&# "+     TheDepartmentofDefense(DoD)declinedtograntApplicantasecurityclearance.OnMay |% . 27,2016,DoDissuedastatementofreasons(_SOR_)advisingApplicantofthebasisforthat h&!/ decision!securityconcernsraisedunderGuidelineB(ForeignInfluence)ofDepartmentofDefense T'"0 Directive5220.6(Jan.2,1992,asamended)(Directive).Applicantrequestedahearing.OnMarch @(#1 22,2017,afterthehearing,DefenseOfficeofHearingsandAppeals(DOHA)AdministrativeJudge ,)|$2 DavidM.WhitedeniedApplicantsrequestforasecurityclearance.Applicantappealedpursuant *h%3 toDirectiveE3.1.28andE3.1.30. +T&4   Applicantraisedthefollowingissueonappeal:whethertheJudgesadversedecisionwas ,,(6 arbitrary,capricious,orcontrarytolaw.Consistentwiththefollowing,weaffirm. -)7 Ї_  TheJudgesFindingsofFact     BornandeducatedinIraq,Applicantfledthecountryduetothreatsagainsthimandhis t familybecauseofhiscooperationwiththeU.S.DuringthecourseofaU.S.militaryoperationhe ` receivedashrapnelwound.HereceivedamedalfromtheU.S.military.HecametotheU.S.inthe L  late2000sandbecameanaturalizedcitizenaboutsixyearslater.Hiswifeandchildrenwereborn 8  inIraqandhavebecomenaturalizedU.S.citizensaswell.Applicantsparents,asibling,andanin $ t lawarecitizensandresidentsofIraqwhoworkedfortheIraqigovernmentandarenowreceiving  ` pensions.Hehastwootherinlawsandabloodrelativewhoserveorhaverecentlyservedinthe  L  Iraqimilitary.  8    Iraqfacesmanychallenges,includingethnicandsectariantension,terrorism,andthe   presenceoftheIslamicState,whichcontrolssomeofthecountrysterritory.TheDepartmentof   StatewarnsU.S.citizenstoavoidtraveltoIraqunlessitisessential.     TheJudgesAnalysis  p   TheJudgecitedtoApplicantsclosefamilymembersinIraqandthethreatsofharmthat H Applicanthasreceivedconcerningthem.TheJudgenotedbraveandhonorableservicethat 4 ApplicanthasgiventheU.S.butconcludedthathiscircumstancesentailaheightenedriskthathe  p couldbesubjectedtocoercionorpressure.TheJudgeconcludedthatApplicanthadnotmitigated  \ theconcernsarisingfromhisfamilyconnectionsinIraq. H   Discussion      ApplicantsbriefisnotenoughtorebutthepresumptionthattheJudgeconsideredallofthe  evidenceintherecord.See,e.g.,_ISCR_ԀCaseNo.1300502at3(App.Bd.Mar.7,2017).Applicant  hascitedtoaHearingOfficecaseinsupportofhisappeal.However,eachcasemustbedecidedon  itsownmerits.Directive,Enclosure22(b).Giventhetotalityoftheevidence,thiscasedoesnot l provideareasontodisturbtheJudgesoveralldecision. X    TheJudgeexaminedtherelevantevidenceandarticulatedasatisfactoryexplanationforthe 0"  decision.Closefamilymem_bers_Ԁinacountrywhereterroristsoperateraiseaconcernthatthe #l! applicantcouldbepressuredtorevealclassifiedinformation.See,e.g.,_ISCR_ԀCaseNo.1406675 $X" at3(App.Bd.Mar.4,2016).Thedecisionissustainableonthisrecord. Thegeneralstandardis $D # thataclearancemaybegrantedonlywhenclearlyconsistentwiththeinterestsofthenational %0!$ security.DepartmentoftheNavyv.Egan,484U.S.518,528(1988).SeealsoDirective, &"% Enclosure22(b): Anydoubtconcerningpersonnelbeingconsideredforaccesstoclassified '#& informationwillberesolvedinfavorofthenationalsecurity. (#'   )$(  @(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:JamesF.Duffy__ $t    `     h   JamesF.Duffy `    `     h   AdministrativeJudge L    `     h   Member,Appeal_Board___ 8