Walter Reed: A Look Back

USA Today weighs in today with a backgrounder on the job competition for support services at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Of course, if you're a regular GovExec reader, this is old news to you. If you're not, here's a quick refresher on some of the stories Jenny Mandel wrote about the long-running competition during 2006, long before the story hit the front pages earlier this year:

• Several competitive sourcing provisions dropped from Defense bill (Sept. 27)
• Measure to block Walter Reed outsourcing fails in Senate (Sept. 8)
• House votes to block Walter Reed outsourcing; Army moves forward (June 23)
• Army denies employee appeal of Walter Reed outsourcing (March 23)
• GAO declines to hear protest of Walter Reed competitive sourcing decision (Feb. 24)