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        DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
         DEFENSE OFFICE OF HEARINGS AND APPEALS 
In the matter of: ) 
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) ISCR Case No. 17-04194 
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Applicant for Security Clearance ) 
Appearances 
For Government: Brittany White, Esq., Department Counsel 
For Applicant: Leon J. Schachter, Esq. 
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Decision 
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NOEL, Nichole L., Administrative Judge: 
Applicant contests the Department of Defense’s (DOD) intent to deny his 
eligibility for a security clearance to work in the defense industry. Applicant, a 
naturalized U.S. citizen from Pakistan, failed to mitigate the security concerns raised by 
his relationship with his parents and his younger brother all of whom are dual citizens of 
the United States and Pakistan, and his brother resides in that country. Clearance is 
denied.  
Statement of the Case 
On January 3, 2018, the DOD issued a Statement of Reasons (SOR) detailing 
security concerns under the foreign influence guideline.1 DOD adjudicators were unable 
to find that it is clearly consistent with the national interest to grant or continue 
Applicant’s security clearance and recommended that the case be submitted to an 
administrative judge for a determination whether to revoke or deny Applicant’s security 
clearance.  
1 The DOD acted under Executive Order (EO) 10865, Safeguarding Classified Information within Industry, 
signed by President Eisenhower on February 20, 1960, as amended; as well as DOD Directive 5220.6, 
Defense Industrial Personnel Security Clearance Review Program, dated January 2, 1992, as amended 
(Directive), and the Adjudicative Guidelines for Determining Eligibility for Access to Classified Information, 
implemented on June 8, 2017.   
03/29/2019