Government & policy reporter @NOTUSreports, covering how the federal government works. I occasionally tweet bad jokes. erickatz@notus.com, Signal: erickatz.28
Joined October 2012
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Eric Katz retweeted
Jun 12
SCOOP: The Defense Department is again quietly delaying forever chemical cleanup across nearly 200 US sites.
Delays average 10 years and stretch out to 20.
The Pentagon deleted the old timeline and replaced it with a new one, w/out public announcement. notus.org/climate-environmen…
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Jun 11
An RFK aide was assigned the role of picking someone to oversee a task force that makes preventive care decisions affecting millions of Americans.
She picked her dad. More 👇
Scoop: HHS plans to appoint ER doc Mark Shirley as chair of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. He was picked by his daughter, HHS employee Malia, who has been in charge of screening USPSTF candidates. notus.org/healthcare/hhs-us-…
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Eric Katz retweeted
Scoop: HHS plans to appoint ER doc Mark Shirley as chair of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. He was picked by his daughter, HHS employee Malia, who has been in charge of screening USPSTF candidates. notus.org/healthcare/hhs-us-…
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Eric Katz retweeted
D.C. is about to have its most unpredictable election in a decade on Tuesday.
Bowser’s out, ranked-choice voting is making its debut — and we won't have complete results for several days. We built a guide to navigating the chaos: notus.org/metro/dc-primary-e…
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Eric Katz retweeted
Jun 10
🚨🚨🚨an internal memo obtained by @EricM_Katz shows the IRS has received special permission to expedite hiring 8,000 employees after getting rid of 28,000 last year
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Jun 10
The Dems' House campaign arm is stacking some Ls in the primaries and some members are hoping it means the group will stop taking sides. Great story from @ReporterOriana
Jun 10
NEW — House Democrats say that Randy Villegas' win over DCCC's Jasmeet Bains in #CA22 and the DCCC's Joe Baldacci's failure to get a majority of votes in #ME02 send a clear message to the DCCC:
Stop meddling in Democratic primaries
notus.org/2028-election/dccc…
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Eric Katz retweeted
Jun 10
"Bessent called concerns over cuts to IRS staffing 'a complete fallacy'
..[but] the IRS ultimately requested & received special authority to hire 8,000 employees on an expedited basis, according to an internal memorandum obtained by NOTUS." @EricM_Katz:
notus.org/policy/irs-staff-c…
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Jun 10
SCOOP: Last year, IRS cut 27% of its workforce. This year, it asked for and received special permission to hire 8,000 employees.
Admin officials have said the cuts had no impact, but in an internal memo the agency acknowledged "ongoing issues" and "risks" to the tax system 👇
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Jun 10
The Trump administration has granted IRS authority to conduct the hiring on an expedited basis, given the urgency of the need. Full story here: notus.org/policy/irs-staff-c…
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Eric Katz retweeted
Bisignano told Rep. Beyer (D) that Social Security has taken out training materials that instructed workers to tell callers expressing suicidal thoughts that suicide is “one option" after @EricM_Katz's reporting govexec.com/management/2026/…
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Eric Katz retweeted
Jun 9
NEWS: NPS has a backlog of 1,400 active grants worth $362m pending approval as of early June, per internal database info provided to NOTUS' @EricM_Katz & @anna_c_kramer .
Agency staff cautioned that wildfire season prep could get stuck in the backlog.
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Jun 9
Added political layers of review for spending over $50K have created a backlog of 1,400 projects, holding up $362M of spending at National Parks alone. Staff say it's unprecedented - two years ago the backlog was less than 10 projects - and it could have major impacts.
PARKED: "Hundreds of millions of dollars in National Park Service funding is sitting in limbo at the Dept. of @Interior, awaiting a political review that longtime agency staff say has put a stranglehold on the agency’s work." — @EricM_Katz / @anna_c_kramer notus.org/climate-environmen…
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Jun 8
NEW: The IRS slashed staff last year. One idea it had to ensure public-facing operations weren't disrupted was to move HR and IT staff with no experience into roles processing tax returns.
One problem: a large portion of those employees are failing their certifications to do so
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Jun 8
“It’s a nightmare, and that’s an understatement," employees say of their reassignments. Full story here: notus.org/policy/irs-tax-pro…
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Jun 8
DOJ typically takes a bunch of steps to prep for major elections, including by assembling FBI agents who can knock on doors of those spreading blatant lies to suppress votes. It's not taking any of those steps this year. Fascinating read from @Jose_Pagliery 👇
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Jun 8
"These actions — and inactions — have alarmed current and former prosecutors, who say the Justice Department is not prepared to deal with threats to election integrity in the November elections." notus.org/2026-election/publ…
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Eric Katz retweeted
It's a big day: @NOTUSreports has started publishing D.C. news! @TheArtist_MBS, @zaraleinorman, and I will cover D.C. politics, government, and elections; @DaveSheinin, @dougherty_jesse, and @10zJohnson will hold down sports. And there's way more to come! notus.org/
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Eric Katz retweeted
Jun 4
SCOOP: US officials have had talks about having government acquire shares in AI giants, sources say
Altman has discussed w/ senior officials, including Trump. Did again recently
May be *ceding* shares to USG - not a purchase
Shares could go 2 dividend
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Jun 5
National Park Service has shed 4,000 employees under Trump. They are hiring more police though, using fees paid by visitors 👇
SCOOP: The Trump administration is using $26 million of your national park service visitor fees to help pay for the massive expansion in the DC park police force.
notus.org/trump-white-house/…
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Eric Katz retweeted
NEW: House Ethics has always had more male members than female
That has seemingly impacted the outcome of at least one sexual misconduct investigation: The one into Jim Costa
Women wanted to make the case public, but men argued against it
w/@kadiagoba
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