TSP's G Fund Helps Delay Debt Ceiling
CBP Could Escape Furloughs
Feds Flock to TSP's L Funds
EIG 2013 as Told by Your Tweets
Boldly Go Where No Fed's Gone Before
The Big Squeeze: Defense Under Sequester
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.
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Obama calls for new ideas and technology to 'remake' government
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Union criticizes Pentagon for targeting civilians
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Defense has improved care for special needs children, report finds
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Letter carriers win raise, will pay more for health benefits
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DEA agents linked to Secret Service prostitution scandal
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E-government could help dig the Postal Service out of its financial hole
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U.S. could hit debt ceiling earlier than anticipated, report finds
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