Molly Weisner
Molly Weisner is a staff reporter for Federal Times where she covers labor, policy and contracting pertaining to the government workforce. She made previous stops at USA Today and McClatchy as a digital producer, and worked at The New York Times as a copy editor. Molly majored in journalism at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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Pentagon mulls special pay boost to fix health care personnel shortage
Officials blamed the shortage on an inability to set competitive pay and other instances of bureaucratic red tape slowing the onboarding of workers.
Federal offices to shut Saturday unless Congress acts quickly
The House and Senate have until Friday night to pass another short-term budget extension or trigger a partial government shutdown.
Fed retirement plan ends year with positive returns
Here’s how the TSP did in December.
‘It’s larger than us.’ Arlington Cemetery staff preps for Veterans Day
Attention to detail and special touches are heightened this time of year when so much of the cemetery is in the public eye.
Thrift Savings Plan rule change aimed at spurring savings growth
The Federal Employees Retirement System provides benefits from a Basic Benefit Plan, Social Security and the Thrift Savings Plan.
Retirees to see smaller Social Security COLA boost as inflation eases
The cost-of-living adjustment is significantly less than last year’s, which at 8.7% was the largest bump in four decades.
Back to work! VA sets a deadline for workers to return to the office.
The federal union representing VA workers insists that teleworking is a boon for recruiting, morale and productivity.
How government contractors, industry are bracing for budget shutdown
Contractors, like federal agencies, are reading the handwriting on the wall and are bracing for a shutdown.
