NARFE

FEDcon26, NARFE’s biennial training conference, is getting closer and closer. The Federation Board voted to fund members up to $1200 per member to attend the FedCon26 in Indianapolis August 23-26, 2026. This is a good time to register if you haven’t already. While registration will be available up to August, the “early bird special” will be ending soon. On May 22, the price increases!

Slides from the presentations made at the Annual Meeting held April 23, 2026 are now available to NARFE members.

The MO Federation Executive Board voted unanimously to pay for members wishing to attend FEDcon26!

NARFE is calling for NARFE members, Chapters and Federations to review the current list of positions and propose changes to incorporate in an updated list of advocacy positions for the upcoming 120th Session of Congress 2027-2028.

A new section has been created on the MO Federation microsite LINKS page for information on Advocacy.

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) released a notice that it intends to collect data from Federal Employee Health Benefit (FEHB) and Postal Service Health Benefit (PSHB) plan carriers on service utilization and cost, including medical and pharmacy claims, as well as provider information. There is a lack of adequate explanation on why the information is needed, how it will be used, how it will be secured, and what safeguards will be implemented to protect enrollees’ private data from its employer.

The Keynote Speaker and other speakers have been announced – FEDcon26 will be an interesting and informative week!

NARFE members may join in to the morning sessions via Zoom.

Chapter Presidents and Secretaries are encouraged to provide updates for the MO microsite.