Federal Insider: Cutting costs could do a lot for Defense

If you have difficulty viewing this newsletter, click here to view as a Web page. Click here to view in plain text. Thursday, April 12, 2012 News from the Fed Page Cutting costs could do a lot for Defense Walter Pincus If cost overruns were eliminated along with the modernization of already flawed — and expensive — weapons, perhaps the Pentagon would not be facing the potential sequester of funds. More Federal Headlines Charitable turn for political donations GSA employees urged to report abuses Federal employees working remotely in various ways, survey finds The senator, the summit, the strongmen The Federal Eye Employees warned about disclosing too much GSA employees urged to report abuses Members of Congress call for White House action against discrimination Federal Diary Obama leaves anti-bias rules to Congress Joe Davidson Seventy-two members of Congress asked President Obama to issue an executive order banning sexual orientation discrimination by federal contractors, but the White House said not now. Federal question of the week How would you rate the level of training available to you and your colleagues? Has your agency helped you advance in your career? On Leadership Lessons from the GSA scandal Tom Fox You work in a fishbowl. Be mindful that you are accountable to the American taxpayer and that somebody is likely watching. Federal Player of the Week Modernizing the Secret Service's information technology systems The Partnership for Public Service Julia Pierson is making sure that the technology systems used to gather and evaluate critical information, coordinate special agent assignments and prepare for presidential events and travel are modernized so that the agency can do its best work. 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