NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential. United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ SCOTT KLIPPEL, Petitioner v. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, Respondent ______________________ 2017-1636 ______________________ Petition for review of the Merit Systems Protection Board in No. DC-0752-13-0616-I-2. ______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________ JOHN SILVERFIELD, Naples, FL, argued for petitioner. GEOFFREY MARTIN LONG, 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., L. MISHA PREHEIM; MICHAEL GACHES, Office of Chief Counsel, United States Transportation Security Admin- istration, Arlington, VA. ______________________ THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED: PER CURIAM (PROST, Chief Judge, REYNA and WALLACH, Circuit Judges). AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36. ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT February 13, 2018 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court