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!
CAB Presentation for Region03
CAB representatives spoke at the Region III Training Conference Extravaganza on 10/11/25 at the Hilton Garden Inn in Brunswick, GA. CAB Chair Martha Raup and Region 06 Representative Dorothy Creswell participated via Zoom, and Region 03 Representative Clara Welch was there in person. Scott Stover, a member of the CAB-hosted Microsites Working (MWG), assisted Clara in gathering questions.
LSA and ZIP Code Repair
CAB techniques for “ZIP Code Repair” were recently implemented by the TN Federation. The method pioneered by the CAB in 2023 uses color-coded maps by Randy Majors to examine and propose changes to the ZIP Codes assigned to NARFE chapters within a federation. Mike Mellish and TN Federation President Linda Heaton proposed changes to the LSA for Tennessee, and maps and databases used are available for NARFE members to view on the CAB Project page for LSA-ZIP Code Repair.
CAB Meets the Second Monday
The NARFE Configuration Advisory Board (CAB) continues to meet on the second Monday of each month, and updates the CAB Meeting Summaries page monthly. The July 14, 2025 Meeting Summary is now available, so read and share with NARFE members!
An Invitation for FEDHub Planners!
Join NARFE members in a CAB-hosted FEDHub Planning Group as we work to create a community that meets NARFE needs. Help provide resources for federal employees and annuitants alike. Share what you know, and learn from others as we work together to create a NARFE that works for all.
Virginia ECC + NARFE CAB
The Virginia Electronics Communications Committee of NARFE recently invited the NARFE Configuration Advisory Board to their monthly meeting to show what CAB is all about. In preparation for this event, CAB members created not one, not two, but three presentations, all of which are now posted on the CAB Important Links page under CAB Presentations. Will, Carol, and Martha chose to showcase our shortest option, the 8-slide-introduction called “Q and A with CAB”…
FAQs for FEDHub!
A new section has been added to the FEDHub Tutorials page – a Frequently Asked Questions section, or FAQs for FEDHub! This page will serve NARFE members who are new to FEDHub, or don’t use it very often, or those who have questions they can’t find answered anywhere else. If you have a question about FEDHub you want answered, use the Contact Webmaster form at the bottom of any page.