Federal Insider: Presidential fundraising down as that for Congress soars

If you have difficulty viewing this newsletter, click here to view as a Web page. Click here to view in plain text. Thursday, July 05, 2012 News from the Fed Page The Influence Industry: Presidential fundraising down; congressional soars Dan Eggen Spending by presidential candidates is way down this year, while expenditures by congressional candidates are far ahead of 2008. More Federal Headlines Monte Carlo? Duty calls. On way to military base realignment savings, plenty of overspending Auditors find overlap, possible waste in federal job programs for disabled The Federal Eye VA halts employee downgrades Federal offices open Thursday; unscheduled telework and leave allowed Patent Office to open 3 satellite offices 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 The next generation of federal leaders Tom Fox "Leading is like running. Everyone thinks they can do it, but there's actually a tremendous amount of technique involved." - Dave Uejio, Young Government Leaders 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