The CAB-hosted Microsites Working Group (MWG), together with the Federal Benefits Institute (FBI), will present a NARFE-hosted Microsites Webinar on 6/04/26 at 2 pm ET on the Zoom platform. Members can register in advance, and are urged to share this invitation with friends and colleagues.
LSA Project Documents Updated
Documents describing the CAB “ZIP Code Repair” project on Logistics Service Area assignment of ZIP codes to chapters have been uploaded to the Projects page for LSA. Federation Presidents are responsible for assigning the ZIP codes within their federation to the “nearest chapter”. There may be some strategic decisions involved in the assignment of ZIP codes, so the CAB representatives urge federations to seek our help if needed!
Tutorials for Microsites Refresh 2026
Tutorials and videos presented by the CAB-hosted Microsites Working Group (MWG) during Refresh 2026 have now been posted on a child page added to Microsites Tutorials.
New Tutorial for Officers
A new tutorial for regional and federation officers, available on the Officers Training page, shows how to use the Informz email client with the assistance of HQ staff. Emails can now be sent to all officers or to specific officers, either in the region or within the federation. Use Contact Webmaster to send potential tutorials for NARFE publication.
CAB Meets Monday 1/11/26
The Configuration Advisory Board of NARFE meets on Monday, January 11, 2026 at 1 pm ET. The documents for CAB Requests and Backlog Issues have been updated on the Important Links page.
Microsites Now 94!
Congratulations to members of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees (NARFE) and the CAB-hosted Microsites Working Group (MWG) – there are now NINETY-FOUR published NARFE-hosted MICROSITES! Many thanks to the hard-working webmasters and mentors that have made this accomplishment possible. Training for new webmasters will begin in March 2026, and on-going training is available as-needed. Contact MWG. Working together, SUCCESS!
UPDATE: UAT Not on Break!
No sooner had the NARFE-hosted Users Acceptance Testing Team decided to take a break that we got hit with overwhelming evidence that our services were still needed! The NARFE webisite was unexpectedly overhauled on 10/31/25 – it’s appearance fundamentally changed…
CAB Digital Resources Updated
CAB maintains a list of articles consulted during our exploration of “AMS Alternatives”. This list of PDF documents links to printable versions of information now part of our CAB Digital Resources Library. A separate library will be maintained on Artificial Intelligence – look for that to appear on our Explore AI page on the Projects menu tab.
UAT Team Takes a Break
The NARFE-hosted Users Acceptance Testing (UAT) Team has decided to take a break. We will re-convene the first week in January, on Tuesday 01/06/26, at 4 pm ET via Zoom. At that time we will consider our options: Do we want to broaden our interests, focus on new issues, or dive into any of the many problems that we have identified with NARFE technology. NARFE members can read more on the Projects/UAT Team page.
NARFE in the NY News
Recently NARFE Region 01 Configuration Advisory Board (CAB) Representative Joanne Smith was featured in the Long Island and New York Newsday News. The linked screenshot shows an interview with Joanne about receiving the inflation-reduction check from the state of New York. Congratulations, Joanne!