NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ BRIAN K. NEWSOME, Petitioner v. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY, Respondent ______________________ 2015-3167 ______________________ Petition for review of the Merit Systems Protection Board in No. AT-0752-15-0179-I-1. ______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________ DANIEL CRAIG COOLEY, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP, Reston, VA, argued for petitioner. Also represented by J. DEREK MCCORQUIN- DALE; JAMES R. BARNEY, JASON LEE ROMRELL, Washing- ton, DC.

RYAN MAJERUS, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washing- ton, DC, argued for respondent. Also represented by BENJAMIN C. MIZER, ROBERT E. KIRSCHMAN, JR., DEBORAH A. BYNUM. ______________________ THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (MOORE, O’MALLEY, and HUGHES, Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

May 4, 2016 /s/ Daniel E. O’Toole Date Daniel E. O’Toole Clerk of Court