One of our core missions at the National Active and Retired Federal Employees (NARFE) is advocacy on behalf of federal employees and annuitants.

One of our core missions at the National Active and Retired Federal Employees (NARFE) is advocacy on behalf of federal employees and annuitants.

One of our core missions at the National Active and Retired Federal Employees (NARFE) is advocacy on behalf of federal employees and annuitants.

Retirees and veterans will see an 8.7 percent increase in their Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits starting in 2023, the Social Security Administration (SSA) announced last week.

One of our core missions at the National Active and Retired Federal Employees (NARFE) is advocacy on behalf of federal employees and annuitants.

The National Active and Retired Federal Employees (NARFE) hosts FEDcon22, a one-of-a-kind forum celebrating dedicated civil servants between August 21-23, 2022.

When employees feel valued at work, it increases engagement, productivity and loyalty. Recognition shows employees that they are valued and they are not invisible.

Every day, half a million postal workers deliver mail to every address in America. Yet the Postal Service has struggled to maintain fiscal stability, putting the quality and reliability of those services at risk.

In late 2019, Congress passed the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act and changed the age at which you must start taking required minimum distributions (RMDs) from 70.5 to 72. Individuals who turned 70.5 before January 1, 2020, were not affected by this change, but they must still take RMDs before they turn 72.

For 100 years, the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE), has been a trusted source of knowledge for the federal community, Capitol Hill, the executive branch and the media. NARFE is the only organization solely dedicated to the welfare of federal workers and retirees, providing them with valuable guidance, timely resources, and persuasive advocacy.

The Social Security Administration (SSA) announced on October 13, 2021, that the annual Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will be 5.9 percent in 2022 – this is the largest increase in benefits payments since 1982 when the COLA was 8.7 percent.

Last week on the FEDtalk podcast, host Jason Briefel was joined by Jessica Klement, the Staff Vice President, Policy and Programs at the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE); Randy Erwin, the National President of the National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE); and Chad Hooper, the Executive Director of the Professional Managers Association (PMA).

With only a few days left of Open Season, you still have a chance to reduce your health insurance costs. Let the federal benefits experts at NARFE help you save money!

On FEDtalk this week, join host Debra Roth to hear important advice for handling your finances in the midst of the current health and economic crises. Guests will be discussing how to manage times of financial uncertainty while still planning for your long term health and economic security needs.