Federal Insider: A fresh view on defense

- May 22, 2012

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	Tuesday, May 22, 2012

News from the Fed Page

Retired Gen. James Cartwright offers a fresh view on defense

Walter Pincus

Former Joint Chiefs of Staff vice chair spoke frankly about defense spending, and hopefully the Senate Armed Services Committee will listen.

More Federal Headlines

The Federal Eye

Federal Diary

Government has foreign language deficit

Joe Davidson

The federal government has a shortage of foreign language speakers, particularly in Near East, South Asian and East Asian languages.

Federal question of the week

Are you doing the job you dreamed of having when you were fresh out of school? If you're not in your dream job, then what's the plan to get it?

On Leadership

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Keeping fed workers in the loop

Tom Fox

"One of the toughest topics is navigating the bureaucracy. You need mentors and you need allies." - Steve Ressler, founder of GovLoop

Federal Player of the Week

Shane Morris, State Department diplomatic courier

Ensuring delivery of sensitive diplomatic materials

The Partnership for Public Service

Shane Morris played a crucial behind-the-scenes role for the State Department during the Arab Spring uprisings in 2011, ensuring that U.S. embassies were able to dispatch and receive critical classified documents and equipment to fully carry out their diplomatic missions.

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