From: FCW
By Zach Noble
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In their July 2014 decision, two of the three members of the FLRA determined that ICE had erred: Union bargaining should have preceded the personal email ban. “Collective bargaining is wholly compatible with management’s right to determine internal-security practices” despite the “time-sensitive information-security threats” agencies face.
FLRA member Patrick Pizzella dissented strongly, arguing that the majority’s decision “effectively undermines a key component of the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) – the responsibility for senior agency leaders ‘to secure their information and systems, identify and resolve current [information technology (IT)] security weaknesses and risks, as well as protect against future vulnerabilities and threats.’”
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