NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential. United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ VAHID ASRARI, Petitioner v. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, Respondent ______________________ 2017-1064 ______________________ Petition for review of the Merit Systems Protection Board in No. DE-1221-15-0392-W-1. ______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________ RACHEL J. ELSBY, Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP, Washington, DC, argued for petitioner. Also represented by RYAN STRONCZER; STEVEN D. MASLOWSKI, Philadelphia, PA. ZACHARY JOHN SULLIVAN, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, argued for respondent. Also represented by CHAD A. READLER, ROBERT E. KIRSCHMAN, JR., ALLISON KIDD-MILLER. ______________________ THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED: PER CURIAM (O’MALLEY, REYNA, and HUGHES, Circuit Judges). AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36. ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT February 8, 2018 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court