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AMES v. U.S. DEPT. OF HOMELAND SEC.

No. 16-5064.

861 F.3d 238 (2017)

Harriett A. AMES, Appellant v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY and United States Department of Defense, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided June 30, 2017.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. Karl, Jr. , Covington, KY, argued the cause for appellant. With him on the briefs was Kristen Grim Hughes.

Damon Taaffe , Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellees. With him on the brief was R. Craig Lawrence , Assistant U.S. Attorney. Patricia K. McBride , Assistant U.S. Attorney, entered an appearance.

Before: Henderson and Kavanaugh, Circuit Judges, and Sentelle, Senior Circuit Judge.

Harriett Ames was Chief of the Personnel Security Branch in the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which is part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. As Chief of the Personnel Security Branch, Ames reviewed security clearance applications for prospective DHS employees. In 2012, an internal investigation by DHS...

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