Chase v. Department of Army

Carl A. Chase appeals the final decision of the Merit Systems Protections Board (Board) affirming the action by the Department of Army (Army) reducing him in grade and pay and suspending him from duty and pay for a period of sixty days. Because substantial evidence supports the Board’s decision, which is not arbitrary, capricious, or an abuse of discretion, this court affirms.

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Before the Army’s action to reduce him in grade and pay, Mr. Chase was a 6S-11 Supervisory Computer Operator at the United States Total Army Personnel Command in Alexandria, Virginia. On May 19, 2000, Mr. Chase and…