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GRIFFIN v. DEFENSE MAPPING AGENCY

No. 86-520.

864 F.2d 1579 (1989)

David W. GRIFFIN, Petitioner, v. DEFENSE MAPPING AGENCY, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

January 11, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis Gilden, St. Louis, Mo., argued for petitioner. With him on the brief was Morah J. Ryan.

Robert A. Reutershan, Commercial Litigation Branch, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., argued for respondent. With him on the brief were John R. Bolton, Asst. Atty. Gen. and David M. Cohen, Director. Also on the brief was Larry Olson, Asst. Gen. Counsel, Defense Mapping Agency, Aerospace Center, St. Louis, Mo., of counsel.

Before NIES, BISSELL and MAYER, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

MAYER, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board, 28 M.S.P.R. 506 (1985), upholding the dismissal of a non-probationary federal employee who failed to obtain the security clearance required for the position he was hired to fill. We affirm.

Background

David Griffin was hired by the Defense Mapping Agency (DMA) for the position of cartographer which required a top secret security...

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