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61 FLRA No. 32
U. S. DEPT. OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER HOUSTON, TEXAS AND AFGE, LOCAL 1633 (Guttshall, Arbitrator), Case No. 0-AR-3973 (August 17, 2005)
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. Upon careful consideration of the entire record in this case, and Authority precedent, 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 Arbitrator exceeded his authority, or that the award was based on a nonfact