Federal Insider: Troops have withdrawn from Iraq, but U.S. money hasn’t

If you have difficulty viewing this newsletter, click here to view as a Web page. Click here to view in plain text. Thursday, June 28, 2012 News from the Fed Page Troops have withdrawn from Iraq, but U.S. money hasn't Walter Pincus COLUMN | State Dept. to spend up to $115 million to upgrade the embassy compound in Baghdad. More Federal Headlines GOP lawsuit the latest to take aim at rules for campaign contributions Reporting on the government, for the government Postal protest at The Post What about the tan tax? The Federal Eye Report: Remove barriers to mental health care for vets Postal workers target Washington Post in hunger strike picket Veterans Support Fund is launched Federal Diary Committee wants to prevent U.S. from enabling human trafficking abroad Joe Davidson Bill would require contractors to certify that they do not engage in "modern-day slavery" with taxpayer money. Federal question of the week What kind of retirement talk is occurring among your colleagues? Is anyone staying around longer than planned because of the shaky economy? On Leadership The right person for the job Tom Fox Author George Anders shares tips on finding (and being) a great catch. Federal Player of the Week Leading the search for an AIDS vaccine The Partnership for Public Service Many scientists have been pessimistic about finding a vaccine to prevent the HIV infection that causes AIDS, but not Dr. Genoveffa Franchini. 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