KEYWORD: Guideline F
DIGEST: Applicant has not made an allegation of harmful error.  Adverse decision affirmed.
CASENO: 06-16942.a1
DATE: 02/21/2008
DATE: February 21, 2008
In Re:
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Applicant for Trustworthiness Determination
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ADP Case No. 06-16942
APPEAL BOARD SUMMARY DISPOSITION
APPEARANCES
FOR GOVERNMENT
James B. Norman, Esq., Chief Department Counsel
FOR APPLICANT
Pro Se
The Defense Office of Hearings and Appeals (DOHA) proposed to deny or revoke access to
automated information systems in ADP-I/II/III sensitivity positions for Applicant.  On August 25,
2006, DOHA issued a statement of reasons (SOR) advising Applicant of the basis for that
decision—trustworthiness concerns raised under Guideline F (Financial Considerations) of
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Department of Defense Directive 5220.6 (Jan. 2, 1992, as amended) (Directive).  Applicant
requested a hearing.  On October 15, 2007, after the hearing,  Administrative Judge Philip S. Howe
denied Applicant’s request for a trustworthiness designation.  Applicant timely appealed pursuant
to the Directive ¶¶ E3.1.28 and E3.1.30.
Applicant’s appeal brief contains no assertion of harmful error on the part of the Judge.  The
Appeal Board’s authority to review a case is limited to cases in which the appealing party has alleged
the Judge committed harmful error.  It does not review cases de novo.  Because Applicant has not
made an allegation of harmful error, the decision of the Judge denying Applicant a trustworthiness
designation is AFFIRMED.
Signed: Michael D. Hipple   
            Michael D. Hipple 
Administrative Judge
Member, Appeal Board
Signed: Jean E. Smallin     
Jean E. Smallin
Administrative Judge
Member, Appeal Board
Signed: William S. Fields 
William S. Fields
Administrative Judge
Member, Appeal Board