Federal Insider: Grants help vets, families with transit

If you have difficulty viewing this newsletter, click here to view as a Web page. Click here to view in plain text. Tuesday, July 03, 2012 News from the Fed Page Grants help vets, families with transit Steve Vogel The U.S. Transportation Department announced $29 million in grants to provide improved access to local transportation for veterans, military personnel and their families. More Federal Headlines Health care may need larger workforce The high court and the pundits The Federal Eye GSA offers buyouts Federal offices open Tuesday DOT announces grants to improve transportation for vets Federal Diary Congress gives feds reason to applaud Joe Davidson Congress approved separate pieces of legislation that should give federal employees a reason for the unusual experience of applauding Capitol Hill. Federal question of the week Would a program allowing employees to work part-time after retirement help or hurt agencies? Would you do it? On Leadership Jim Yong Kim needs to change the World Bank Galit A. Sarfaty Kim will soon come face to face with the World Bank's culture of economists—and if we're lucky, it won't be pretty. Federal Player of the Week Ensuring the safety of those who fight forest fires The Partnership for Public Service Becqui Livingston, who works for the U.S. Forest Service, uses her 18 years of experience to make sure that firefighters are physically capable to do their jobs. 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