Federal Insider: GSA official’s wife went on taxpayer-funded trips

If you have difficulty viewing this newsletter, click here to view as a Web page. Click here to view in plain text. Wednesday, April 18, 2012 News from the Fed Page GSA official's wife went on taxpayer-funded trips Lisa Rein The senior government executive who organized the lavish conference at the center of a Las Vegas spending scandal took dozens of other trips for the General Services Administration. On some of them, his wife came along — and taxpayers picked up the tab. More Federal Headlines Congressmen question ex-GSA official Group calls disclosure law 'intrusive' Diplomats' crate expectations The Federal Eye Most employees face delay in Roth investing Repeal of several new ethics rules sought GSA, Secret Service scandals and tax day: A perfect storm for federal workers? Federal Diary House panel tells GSA, 'Party's over' Joe Davidson From the start of the House committee hearing into GSA excesses, it was clear that the members of Congress had a take-no-prisoners attitude. Federal question of the week How hard do you imagine life is going to be for federal workers after the eruption of recent scandals? Is there a way for all workers to avoid being tainted by the scandals? On Leadership Talking leadership with the head of USTDA Tom Fox "Ultimately, a leader's style must flow from the individual's personality." Federal Player of the Week Promoting the recycling of e-waste The Partnership for Public Service Karen Pollard has a laudable goal: to increase the recycling of discarded electronic products in order to limit environmental harm and encourage reuse of valuable metals found in computers, televisions and mobile devices. 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