Federal Insider: Should the Pentagon cut costs from the top?

If you have difficulty viewing this newsletter, click here to view as a Web page. Click here to view in plain text. Tuesday, March 06, 2012 News from the Fed Page Should the Pentagon cut costs from the top? Walter Pincus Fine Print columnist Walter Pincus looks at cutting the personnel of the Office of the Secretary of Defense and the Joint Staff. More Federal Headlines For House leaders, no clear rules for policing their own Agencies told to reuse, recycle electronics The Federal Eye While firefighters battled blazes, Hill staffers played games Obama reaching out to federal workers Buyouts, buyouts everywhere! Federal Diary Broader issues at OPM? Joe Davidson Are e-mail problems with the Presidential Management Fellows program examples of broad failures by the Office of Personnel Management? Or are they just minor mishaps? Federal question of the week Where do your agency's used computers go? On Leadership Bullying at work Tom Fox One federal employee asks for advice about standing up to a manager who frequently crosses the line. Federal Player of the Week Building Afghanistan's natural gas industry The Partnership for Public Service As part of an American task force, 24-year-old Benjamin Freedman is helping Afghanistan encourage international investment in its fledgling natural gas industry to provide a boost to the war-torn economy. The voting database Browse every vote in the U.S. Congress since 1991. Explore the database House votes Senate votes Get The Washington Post, your way. Want to stay on top of the latest news, features, commentary and more? Here's how: Mobile: Alerts: Social Media: Applications Web site E-mail SMS RSS Feeds Facebook Twitter SEND TO A FRIEND UNSUBSCRIBE E-NEWSLETTER CENTER GET HELP Washington Post Digital E-mail Customer Care 1150 15th Street NW Washington, D.C. 20071 ©2012 The Washington Post Privacy Policy