Mahmoud Hegab v. Letitia Long

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge NIEMEYER wrote the opinion, in which Judge DAVIS concurred. Judge MOTZ wrote a separate opinion concurring in the judgment. Judge DAVIS wrote a separate concurring opinion.

OPINION

NIEMEYER, Circuit Judge:

When Mahmoud Hegab, an employee of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (“NGA”) with a top secret security clearance, informed the agency of his marriage to Bushra Nusairat, the NGA conducted a reinvestigation into his security clearance. Based on new information, the NGA revoked Hegab’s security clearance.

Hegab commenced this action under the…