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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Beavers takes reins from Sherman as acting DOD information officer
As the most senior IT advisor to the secretary of defense, Beavers is taking over from former CIO John Sherman.
Union takes Department of Housing and Urban Development to arbitration over remote work
Union leaders said exclusion from remote work fails to consider how reentry imposes commuting costs amid soaring gas prices and hardships on employees who are caregivers.
Why do federal pay raises lag the private sector?
The federal budget proposal unveiled by the White House in March included an average pay increase of 4.6% for civilian federal workers, matching a planned military pay raise. Historically, with pay lagging in the federal sector, other factors including steady opportunities, competitive benefits and hybrid work to retain talent.
Alleged bad-faith bargaining by EEOC over return-to-work policy to get review
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, all 24 federal agencies reported at least a quarter of employees teleworking by April 2020. Now some departments are reverting to in-person work, though the Office of Personnel Management within the White House has called for maximizing telework.
Federal government has so far escaped attrition crisis, but retirement wave looms
In the years ahead, one third of the federal workforce is expected to be retirement eligible.
Energy Department offices fail to spend over $14 billion in allocated funds
These massive rollovers happen because funds appropriated to EM and NNSA by Congress are available until they are expended. But will they get used?
Federal retirees urge Congress to waive savings disbursement rule as inflation bites
Congress waived distribution requirements for 2020 in response to the market crash at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. NARFE is now asking lawmakers to once again suspend these distributions amid soaring inflation.
HUBZone awards keep missing federal contract goals a quarter-century after creation
Meanwhile, the number of participants in the program has almost halved to 4,870 from more than 8,500 a decade ago.
Hybrid work may be permanent fixture for government employees, Cisco finds
Since the pandemic, employee surveys and research have found that telework and remote work can be a bargaining chip for federal hiring managers.
Union files grievance against US Treasury bureau after talks on remote work stopped
A spokesperson for the bureau said more employees will return onsite in phases over the next several weeks.
