Whether the Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit correctly held, contrary to decisions of the D.C., Third, Ninth, and Tenth Circuits, that this Court's decision in Department of the Navy v. Egan, 484 U.S. 518 (1988), barred Petitioner's claims of discrimination and retaliation

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether the Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit correctly held, contrary to decisions of the D.C., Third, Ninth, and Tenth Circuits, that this Court’s decision in Department of the Navy v. Egan, 484 U.S. 518 (1988), barred Petitioner’s claims of discrimination and retaliation when, while his security clearance was being reviewed, Respondent refused to assign him to a position requiring no classified duties. i DIRECTLY