Furlough 'Consistency and Fairness'
Innovation in Government Dips
TSP Funds Stay Positive in April
5 Agencies with the Most Disconnected Leadership
No Bonuses for VA Benefits Execs
Will You Be Furloughed?
AUTHOR ARCHIVES
Eric Katz
Editorial Fellow
Eric Katz joined Government Executive in the summer of 2012 after graduating from The George Washington University, where he studied journalism and political science. He has written for his college newspaper and an online political news website and worked in a public affairs office for the Navy’s Military Sealift Command. Most recently, he worked for Financial Times, where he reported on national politics.
Congress, FEHBP and ObamaCare
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USPS Extends Health Care to Non-Career Workers to Comply With Reform Law
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Lawmaker Wants USPS to Bring You Your Booze
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Expect Retirement Claims Backlog to Grow Due to Sequester, OPM Says
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HUD Restructuring Could Relocate 900 Employees
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Air Force Secretary to Retire
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Congress Agrees to End FAA Furloughs
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Who's Forfeiting Pay Alongside Furloughed Employees?
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Senators Pitch Dueling Plans to Reverse Furloughs
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