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.
Obama Asks Federal Agencies to Be a Model for Gender Pay Equality
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Postal Service Loses Nearly $2 Billion in Second Quarter
May 10, 2013 The U.S. Postal Service lost an average of more than $21 million per day in the second quarter of fiscal 2013, with a total loss of $1.9 billion. The loss was actually a 40 percent improvement over the same period last year, when USPS lost $3.2 billion. To date this ...
Sequester, Postal Departures Weigh on Retirement Claims Backlog
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For Sale: Air Force One
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Most Top Contractors Increased Business With Federal Government in 2012
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Reimbursement for Furloughed FAA Workers?
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Hot Summer in Store for State Employees
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No Furloughs at State
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'Oscars of Government Service' Finalists Announced
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