Personnel Security (10 CFR Part 710)

On December 18, 2015, an Administrative Judge issued a decision in which she determined that an individual's access authorization should not be restored.  During a personnel security interview in August 2014 and a credit report review, the Local Security Office (LSO) learned that the individual possessed four tax liens, collection and charge-off accounts, a mortgage arrearage, tax liability and delinquent debt totaling $39,268.   In addition to the financial issues, the LSO alleged that the individual was disciplined on four separate occasions, two times in 2009, once in 2013 and once in 2014, regarding his workplace behavior.  During the hearing, the individual acknowledged his financial issues, but asserted that he does not have a pattern of financial irresponsibility as he did not have any financial issues for seventeen years until 2010, around the time of his divorce.  With respect to the individual’s four disciplinary issues, he admitted that he made mistakes but asserted that the behavior will not occur in the future.  The Administrative Judge found that the individual’s behavior is unlikely to recur, and that the individual sufficiently mitigated the security concerns related to his personal conduct.  However, with respect to the individual’s financial matters, the Administrative Judge found that the individual had not presented sufficient evidence to resolve the security concerns under Criterion L at this time.  OHA Case No. PSH-15-0069 (Kimberly Jenkins-Chapman)