NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ THOMAS C. SMITH, Petitioner v. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, Respondent ______________________ 2015-3065 ______________________ Petition for review of the Merit Systems Protection Board in No. PH-0752-12-0506-I-2. ______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________ DENNIS L. FRIEDMAN, Philadelphia, PA, argued for pe- titioner.

ALBERT S. IAROSSI, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, argued for respondent. Also represented by FRANKLIN E. WHITE, JR., ROBERT E. KIRSCHMAN, JR., BENJAMIN C. MIZER. ______________________ THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (LOURIE, DYK, and HUGHES, Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

January 8, 2016 /s/ Daniel E. O’Toole Date Daniel E. O’Toole Clerk of Court