Alexandria, Va. – In advance of a House of Representatives’ vote on the United States Postal Service (USPS) Fairness Act, H.R. 2382, legislation to repeal the unprecedented 2006 mandate that the USPS prefund its future retiree health benefits, NARFE National President Ken Thomas issued the following statement: “For too many years, the United States Postal […]
NEW YORK (AP) — The Senate’s top Democrat said Sunday that congressional leaders have reached a “real breakthrough” deal to give 12 weeks of paid parental leave to millions of federal workers as part of the annual defense policy bill. Sen. Charles Schumer said the agreement over the National Defense Authorization Act was reached late […]
October 10, 2019 Alexandria, Va. – In response to the 2020 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for federal retirement annuities and Social Security benefits announced today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, NARFE National President Ken Thomas issued the following statement: “The 2020 COLA of 1.6 percent will do little, if anything, to help the millions of federal […]
October 2, 2019 Alexandria, Va. – In response to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) announcing today that the average Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program premiums for America’s active and retired federal workers will increase by an average 4.0 percent in 2020 – with the share paid by federal civil servants increasing by an […]
5/31/2018 Jessica Klement, Staff Vice President for advocacy at the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association, discusses the proposed changes to Federal Employee Benefits, and what the future of hiring federal workers will look like. This month, the Office of Personnel Management laid out some major changes to the benefits that federal employees receive. […]
NARFE reacts to the unfair proposed legislation in the Senate to reform the postal service Alexandria, Va. – National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE) President Richard G. Thissen issued the following statement today, expressing disappointment with both the introduction of the Postal Reform Act of 2018 by Sens. Tom Carper, D-DE; Heidi Heitkamp, […]
11/7/17 Alexandria, VA – The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE) applauds passage of the TSP Modernization Act of 2017, H.R. 3031, by the Senate on November 6. The legislation would provide more flexible withdrawal options for Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) participants. With passage in the House of Representatives last month, the bill […]
10/27/2017 The House passed a fiscal year 2018 joint budget resolution, concurring with the Senate and ending the budget reconciliation tax reform threat to the federal community. The joint budget resolution DOES NOT include cuts to federal pay and benefits. Passage of this joint budget resolution is a big win for active and retired federal […]
10/11/2017 Alexandria, VA – The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE) applauds passage of the TSP Modernization Act of 2017, H.R. 3031, by the House of Representatives today. The legislation would provide much needed and long overdue flexible withdrawal options for Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) participants. NARFE President Richard G. Thissen issued the […]
10/13/2017 Alexandria, VA – The cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) to federal civilian retirement annuities and Social Security benefits will be 2.0 percent in 2018, pursuant to the latest consumer price data released this morning by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Richard Thissen, president of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE), issued the […]