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57 FLRA No. 133
AFGE, Local 1923 and U.S. Dept. of Health And Human Services Center For Medicare And Medicaid Services (Ross, Arbitrator), 0-AR-3470 (Decided January 10, 2002)
Under § 7122(a) of the Statute, an award is deficient if it is contrary to any law, rule, or regulation; or it is deficient on other grounds similar to those applied by Federal courts in private sector labor-management relations. After reviewing the record in this case, the Authority concluded that the award was not deficient on the grounds raised in the exceptions and set forth in § 7122(a). The Authority rejected the allegations that the award was ambiguous, or that it failed to draw its essence from the agreement.