Federal Insider: An unsettling amount of outsourcing

If you have difficulty viewing this newsletter, click here to view as a Web page. Click here to view in plain text. Tuesday, July 10, 2012 News from the Fed Page Battling IEDs has to be about more than money Walter Pincus Fine Print columnist Walter Pincus asks: Is it possible to outsource the job of protecting U.S. troops? More Federal Headlines Federal scientists take stand against Stock Act It came from airport security The Federal Eye Veterans job qualifications bill advances Scientist group protests wider access to reports Homeland Security Department under congressional scrutiny Federal Diary Federal employees: Why don't you work from home? Joe Davidson Many employees who are eligible for telework don't do it, according to a new report. Federal question of the week How is teleworking at your agency? If you do telework, what is the experience like? 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 Helping the underserved file their tax returns The Partnership for Public Service Millions of low-and moderate-income residents have their tax returns completed and receive refunds without paying a fee to third-party tax preparers, under the IRS program run by Michael A. McBride. 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