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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Federal workers, both Democrat and Republican, eager to vote this fall

Past behavior shows this population will show up big at the polls. How feds will vote is less clear.

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Special delivery: USPS to collect donations for local food banks May 11

Your local postal carrier will take canned goods for donation this weekend.

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Grassley grills Pentagon over improper use of government credit cards

A watchdog concluded DOD cardholders made $52 million worth of "questionable" purchases at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ready, set, scan: National Archives to digitize 500M records by 2026

At Archives II in Maryland, paper stacks are not something to be feared, but to be revered.

Exclusive: OPM cracks down on who’s eligible for federal health benefits

Administering a health care program with more than 8 million total members is one of the biggest jobs OPM does.

OPM director Ahuja to step down as government human capital chief

She is the longest serving OPM director in more than a decade.

Is telework a ‘reasonable accommodation’ for pregnant federal workers?

The EEOC regulation also stipulates accommodations for workers seeking abortions or infertility treatments.

Leave benefit for feds getting COVID-19 booster shots upheld by OPM

"The administration strongly encourages federal employees to get recommended doses of updated COVID-19 vaccines."

New rule makes it easier for interns, graduates to work for Uncle Sam

This rule softens some of the rigidity surrounding government hiring.

Gag order on federal immigration judges is backfiring, union says

Lawmakers caught on to the policy and criticized the move.

When is Tax Day this year?

Every April, Tax Day comes around as the official filing deadline for Americans to submit income tax returns to the federal government.

OPM cuts federal retirement backlog as it works through spring surge

OPM makes another significant dent in its backlog, but its processing times slowed down.

With insurgents pouring over a wall in Afghanistan, this Sgt. took them on with only his pistol

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