United States Department of the Treasury v. Federal Labor Relations Authority

KAREN LeCRAFT HENDERSON, Circuit Judge:

The United States Department of the Treasury (Department) petitions for review of a decision of the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA, Authority) that adopted a new standard to determine when a negotiated contract provision is an “appropriate arrangement” under 5 U.S.C. § 7106(b)(3) and an agency head’s disapproval thereof will therefore be set aside. Nat'l Treasury Emps. Union, 65 F.L.R.A. 509 (2011). Because the Department did not object to the new standard before the Authority — as required under 5 U.S.C. § 7123(c) — we dismiss the Department’s…