WPC'  3:C5 *N X,~1zw0 R n]5g癨{v`f6MMQG z VlfƃC `ਚp,X%BqǤA .t1boқrH ᦂY3&A8"n _C9ARI9jZj~bL}B+j7 ﷬9X8x(#2 thatdecision!trustworthinessconcernsraisedunderGuidelineF(FinancialConsiderations)of *)z$3 DepartmentofDefenseDirective5220.6(Jan.2,1992,asamended)(Directive).Applicant *f%4 requestedadecisiononthewrittenrecord.OnApril6,2017,afterconsideringtherecord,Defense +R&5 OfficeofHearingsandAppeals(DOHA)AdministrativeJudgeRobertJ._Kilmartin_Ԁdenied +>'6 Applicantsrequestforatrustworthinessdesignation.ApplicantappealedpursuanttoDirective ,*(7 E3.1.28andE3.1.30. -)8 Ї  Applicantraisedthefollowingissueonappeal:whethertheJudgesdecisionwasarbitrary,  capricious,orcontrarytolaw.Consistentwiththefollowing,weaffirm.  _  TheJudgesFindingsofFactandAnalysis  t   Applicantisa45yearoldemployeeofaFederalcontractor.Sheisdivorcedandexperienced P  periodsofunemployment.TheSORalleges,inpart,thatshehasfivedelinquentstudentloans.She <  assertedthatshehadanarrangementtopay$134permonthonthoseloans.Sheprovidedone ( x receiptshowinga$134paymentin2015andreflectingatotalbalanceofover$150,000.She  d presentednootherevidenceofpaymentsonthestudentloans.  P    Applicantassertedfourotherdebtshavebeensettledwithzerobalance.Sheprovidedproof (  ofpaymentononedebt,butprovidednodocumentationsubstantiatingtheotherdelinquentaccounts   weresettled.     Inhersecurityclearanceapplication,Applicantdisclosedthatshewasinvolvedinan   automobileaccidentandasettlementwaspendingthatwouldbeusedtoresolvedelinquentmedical t debts.Althoughshereceivedthesettlementyearsago,themedicaldebtsstillarenotresolved. `   TheJudgesAnalysis  8   Manyofthedelinquentdebtsareoverfiveyearsold.Sheprovideddocumentationshowing d onepaymentonherstudentloans,proofofpayinganotherdebt,andscribblinginthemarginofa P collectionletterthatmaybeindicativeofapaymentonathirddebt.Sheproducednoother < documentationshowingpaymentsorprogressontheallegeddebts.Whileherdivorce,periodsof ( unemployment,andautomobileaccidentarearguablyconditionsbeyondhercontrol,shehasnot  actedresponsiblyunderthecircumstances.Sheprovidednoevidenceofcounseling,goodfaith  effortstorepaycreditors,orthatherfinancialproblemsarebeingresolvedorundercontrol.    Discussion  t     Intheappealbrief,Applicantstatesthatshehasarepaymentplaninwhichshepays$5per L! monthonthestudentloansandthattheyareoutofdefault.Shealsoprovidedanexplanationfor 8"  whyshedidnotuseherautomobileaccidentsettlementtopaythemedicaldebts.Thisinformation $#t! wasnotpreviouslypresentedtotheJudgeandconstitutesnewevidencethattheAppealBoardmay $`" notconsider.DirectiveE3.1.29. $L #     Applicantrequestsatemporarystaysoshecanlocatecreditorsandtakecareofthedebts. &$"% TheAppealBoarddoesnothaveauthoritytograntaninterim,conditional,orprobationary '#& trustworthinessdetermination.See,e.g.,ADPCaseNo.1400700at3(App.Bd.Sep.24,2014). (#'   Applicantarguesthatshehasnotbreachedherpositionoftrust,hasnotbeendisciplinedin *%) hercurrentjob,andisnotsomeonewhocanbeblackmailed.Thepresenceofsomemitigating p+&* evidencedoesnotalonecompeltheJudgetomakeafavorabletrustworthinessdecision.Asthetrier \,'+ offact,theJudgehastoweightheevidenceasawholeanddecidewhetherthefavorableevidence H-(, outweighstheunfavorableevidence,orviceversa.ApartysdisagreementwiththeJudges  weighingoftheevidence,oranabilitytoargueforadifferentinterpretationoftheevidence,isnot  sufficienttodemonstratetheJudgeweighedtheevidenceorreachedconclusionsinamannerthat  isarbitrary,capricious,orcontrarytolaw.Seee.g.,ADPCaseNo.1501270at2(App.Bd.Jun.16, t 2016). `   TheJudgeexaminedtherelevantevidenceandarticulatedasatisfactoryexplanationforthe 8  decision.Thedecisionissustainableonthisrecord.Thestandardapplicabletotrustworthiness $ t casesisthatisthatsetforthinDepartmentoftheNavyv.Egan,484U.S.518,528(1988)regarding  ` securityclearances:suchadetermination ...maybegrantedonlywhenclearlyconsistentwiththe  L  interestsofthenationalsecurity.Seee.g.,ADPCaseNo.1501270,supra,at2.SeealsoKaplan  8  v.Conyers,733F.3d1148(Fed.Cir.2013),cert.denied. $  @( Order      TheDecisionis AFFIRMED .      `     h      `     h   Signed:WilliamS.Fields 8    `     h   WilliamS.Fields $t    `     h   AdministrativeJudge `    `     h   Member,AppealBoard L    `     h   Signed:JamesE.Moody     `     h   JamesE.Moody     `     h   AdministrativeJudge     `     h   Member,AppealBoard p    `      `     h   Signed:JamesF.Duffy  #p!    `     h   JamesF.Duffy  $\"    `     h   AdministrativeJudge $H #    `     h   Member,AppealBoard