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Eric Katz
Senior Correspondent

Eric Katz writes about federal agency operations and management. His deep coverage of Veterans Affairs, Homeland Security, the Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Postal Service has earned him frequent guest spots on national radio and television news programs. Eric joined Government Executive in the summer of 2012 and previously worked for The Financial Times. He is a graduate of The George Washington University.
Policy
Congress averts shutdown after Senate approves stopgap funding bill
President Biden is expected to sign the measure to keep agencies funded past Friday.
- By Eric Katz
Policy
House passes two-tiered stopgap bill days before shutdown
The novel approach to avert a funding lapse now heads to the Senate.
- By Eric Katz
People
House punts effort to impeach Biden cabinet secretary
Some Republicans joined Democrats to postpone the exceedingly rare effort.
- By Eric Katz
People
VA attributes record-breaking year to massive increases in hiring
The department will now focus on retaining those employees through various incentives and process improvements, officials say.
- By Eric Katz
People
Biden seeks federal hiring surge in new $100B emergency funding request
A variety of agencies would collectively add nearly 6,000 employees if Congress provides the supplemental funding.
- By Eric Katz
People
Congress temporarily averts shutdown, but agencies still feel the pain
"Everything just stops," employees say of the devastating impacts of near shutdowns.
- By Eric Katz
Policy
Congress averts shutdown with a 45-day stopgap funding bill
Lawmakers passed a bipartisan measure just hours before a funding lapse was set to furlough hundreds of thousands of federal employees.
- By Eric Katz
Policy
House fails to advance spending stopgap, pushing government to the brink of a shutdown
Senate will still attempt 11th-hour plan that faces uncertain future.
- By Eric Katz
Policy
Biden administration begins cautioning feds to prepare for a shutdown
Degree of organization varies across government as agencies note a funding lapse could still be avoided.
- By Eric Katz
People
See who would get furloughed in a shutdown this year
The Biden administration is planning to take a novel shutdown approach at some agencies.
- By Eric Katz
Policy
Shutdown looms despite House GOP claims of progress toward spending plan
Confidence in a new short-term funding proposal was short-lived on Thursday.
- By Eric Katz
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Path to averting a shutdown remains elusive as Senate looks to pass first FY24 spending bills
The upper chamber has bipartisan support for many of its funding measures and will look to put pressure on the divided House.
- By Eric Katz
Policy
Leaders in both parties agree to pursue a stopgap to avoid shutdown
The House and Senate remain significantly divided over spending for the rest of fiscal 2024.
- By Eric Katz
People
Biden administration to spend $100M-plus to restore jobs or offer payments to employees improperly fired
The settlement agreement resolves an issue that arose during the Trump administration.
- By Eric Katz
Modernization
Federal agencies plan to spend $770M ramping up their electric vehicle usage this year
The Biden administration has ambitious goals to electrify the federal fleet, but many obstacles remain.
- By Eric Katz
Policy
The Senate is on a bipartisan glidepath toward avoiding a shutdown, Schumer says
The way forward is still complicated by the House, which is pushing partisan spending bills along party lines.
- By Eric Katz
Digital Government
Senate passes debt deal, agency spending freeze bill headed to Biden's desk
Bipartisan leaders pledge to pass fiscal 2024 funding bills to avoid a sequestration next year.
- By Eric Katz
Digital Government
Debt limit deal would save feds' paychecks, but freeze agency spending
The agreement also reduces shutdown threats, plus other takeaways for federal employees.
- By Eric Katz
Digital Government
With Days Until Feds Could Miss Paychecks, White House and Republicans Inch Closer to Averting a Default
The gap between the two sides is narrowing.
- By Eric Katz
People
Debt ceiling furloughs are unconstitutional, union will argue before court next week
The lawsuit seeks to force the Biden administration to take unilateral action to avoid a default.
- By Eric Katz