Federal Insider: Despots and diplomacy

If you have difficulty viewing this newsletter, click here to view as a Web page. Click here to view in plain text. Friday, August 31, 2012 News from the Fed Page Despots and diplomacy Walter Pincus President Obama appears to be rewarding the dictatorial leaders of Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan for their short-term assistance in Afghanistan. The government's airplane crash detective Feds strike e-books deal with Apple More Federal Headlines Campaign spending and GOP platform plank Weighing the Humvee's replacement The Federal Eye GOP platform angers federal labor leaders GOP targets size, cost of federal workforce GSA says cost-cutting has saved the agency $11 million Federal Diary GOP platformwould privatize airport security Joe Davidson The party says the private sector should "take over airport screening wherever feasible." Federal question of the week Have you seen any signs of staff reductions at your agency possibly as part of an effort to trim labor costs before the end of the fiscal year? On Leadership Beyond the Mars landing Tom Fox From the NIH superbug to wildfires out West, a look at the biggest federal leadership moments this summer. Federal Player of the Week The government's airplane crash detective The Partnership for Public Service James Cash has spent nearly three decades in federal service successfully deciphering information from electronic recording devices to help determine the causes of major aviation and other transportation accidents. 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