The Foreign Service Journal, February 2013

the Foreign Service journal | February 2013 5 February 2013 Volume 90, No. 2 Foreign Service FOCUS Outsourcing The Hidden Costs of Outsourcing Diplomacy and Development / 21 Outsourcing broad aspects of State and USAID’s engagement with the world has become the new normal. But should it be? BY AL L I SON STANGER FEATURE Adlai Stevenson, Dreamer of Things That Never Were / 31 The New START Treaty was an encouraging step, but we still need to implement the nuclear test ban first proposed half a century ago. BY JAMES E . GOODBY SPECIAL AFSA 2012 Tax Guide / 37 This compilation of federal and state tax provisions for the Foreign Service is designed as an infomational and reference tool. AFSA News 2012 Tax Guide / 37 2012 Tax Guide: StateOverviews / 46 2012 Tax Guide: State Pension and Annuity Tax / 56 VP Voice State: The Importance of Community / 38 VP Voice FCS: Much to Lose, Much to Gain / 39 VP Voice Retiree: To Blog or Not to Blog? / 40 Life in the Foreign Service / 49 Are You a Lifelong Learner? / 61 Columns President’s Views / 7 Institutional Restructuring and Reform: A Strategic Perspective BY Susan R . Johnson Speaking Out / 15 The Value of Fortress Embassies By N i ck P i etrowi cz DepartmEnts Letters / 8 Talking Points / 12 Books / 62 In Memory/ 64 Local Lens / 78 Marketplace Classifieds / 71 Real Estate / 74 Index to Advertisers / 76 Coverphotos,“TheTipof the Iceberg,”a3d rendering,©iStockphoto.com/-hakusan-. Lower right:anold fortresswall,©iStockphoto.com/DNY59.