NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ WILLIAM H. ARMSTRONG, Petitioner, v. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY, Respondent. ____________________ 2011-3015 ______________________ Petition for review of the Merit Systems Protection Board in Case No. DC0752080188-M-1. ______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________ KEVIN E. BYRNES, Grad, Logan & Klewans, P.C. of Falls Church, Virginia, argued for petitioner.

CHRISTOPHER A. BOWEN, Trial Attorney, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, argued for respondent. With him on the brief were TONY WEST, Assistant Attorney General, JEANNE E. DAVIDSON, Director, and KENNETH M. DINTZER, Assistant Director. ______________________ THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED: PER CURIAM (NEWMAN, PLAGER, and LINN, Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

November 21, 2011 /s/ Jan Horbaly Date Jan Horbaly Clerk