KEYWORD: Guideline f; Guideline e
DIGEST: Applicant did not respond to the File of Relevant Material, and his appeal brief asserts
no harmful error by the Judge.  Rather, it contains new evidence about his debts, which we
cannot consider.  Directive ¶ E3.1.29.  Moreover, his brief does not challenge the Judge’s
adverse findings under Guideline E.  Our authority to review a case is limited to those in which
the appealing party has raised an issue of harmful error.  Adverse decision affirmed.
CASENO: 16-00063.a1
DATE: 02/12/2018
 
DATE: February 12, 2018
In Re:
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Applicant for Security Clearance
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ISCR Case No. 16-00063
APPEAL BOARD DECISION
APPEARANCES
FOR GOVERNMENT
James B. Norman, Esq., Chief Department Counsel
FOR APPLICANT
Pro se
The Department of Defense (DoD) declined to grant Applicant a security clearance.  On June
10, 2016, DoD issued a statement of reasons (SOR) advising Applicant of the basis for that
decision–security concerns raised under Guideline F (Financial Considerations) and Guideline E
(Personal Conduct) of Department of Defense Directive 5220.6 (Jan. 2, 1992, as amended)
(Directive).  Applicant requested a decision on the written record.  On October 25, 2017, after
considering the record, Defense Office of Hearings and Appeals (DOHA) Administrative Judge
David M. White denied Applicant’s request for a security clearance.  Applicant appealed pursuant
to Directive ¶¶  E3.1.28 and E3.1.30.
Applicant did not respond to the File of Relevant Material, and his appeal brief asserts no
harmful error by the Judge.  Rather, it contains new evidence about his debts, which we cannot
consider.  Directive ¶ E3.1.29.  Moreover, his brief does not challenge the Judge’s adverse findings
under Guideline E.  Our authority to review a case is limited to those in which the appealing party
has raised an issue of harmful error.  See, e.g., ISCR Case No. 15-08349 (App. Bd. Dec. 4, 2017).
Order
The Decision is AFFIRMED.   
Signed: William S. Fields             
William S. Fields
Administrative Judge
Member, Appeal Board
Signed: James E. Moody               
James E. Moody
Administrative Judge
Member, Appeal Board
Signed: Charles C. Hale                   
Charles C. Hale
Administrative Judge
Member, Appeal Board
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