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Presents views of president of the American Federation of Government Employees Kenneth T. Blaylock on the issue of drug testing of federal employees on behalf of federal workers in the U.S. Assertion of strong dislike for drugs by federation members; Discussion of rights provided to individuals in the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution; Comparison of rights of federal workers with other workers.

Presents several political and socio-economic issues affecting the U.S. Predictions of Secretary of the Navy Curtis Wilbur on the alarming horrors of aerial warfare with the use of poison gas bombs in future wars; Criticism on the statements of Wilbur as a false sense of security though entirely practicable according to an aviation expert; Assertion of the author that any restrictions forbidding the use of poison gas bombs will be violated just as other rules of war were violated under the spur of necessity; Development and maintenance of the nitrate production facilities in Muscle Shoals; Passage of the Underwood bill to turn Muscle Shoals over to private exploration; Opposition of "New York World" reporter Henry Pringle to the editors of the paper for opposing the federal Child Labor Amendment; Conviction of former Veterans' Bureau head Charles R. Forbes of conspiring to defraud the government in the matter of contracts for soldiers' hospitals; Investigation of the question of political prisoners throughout the world by the New York Division of the Labor Defense Council; Terms and conditions of the new Copyright bill pending in the Congress; Progress of the battle for collective bargaining agreement on the Pennsylvania Railroad; Appointment of Thomas F. Woodlock as head of the Interstate Commerce Commission; Plan of the Phi Beta Kappa society to build a memorial building and John Marshall statue from their million dollar memorial fund.

Presents views of the president of National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE) James Peirce on the issue of drug testing of federal employees in the U.S. Assertion of threat to rights of federal employees in the U.S.; Reasons for NFFE's objection to the proposal of federal employee drug testing program; Discussion of the impact of the drug testing program on the morale of the federal work force.

The article discusses how Indiana National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE) members helped reduce the state tax burden of federal retirees.

The article offers information on the challenge of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Associations political action committee (NARFE-PAC) to compete with super PACs in the U.S. in 2015. According to lobbyist Alan Lopatin, NARFE-PAC money makes the opportunity to attend smaller high-powered events and meet the leadership. Legislative Director Jessica Klement states that the money that NARFE-PAC raised is spent sticking to the knitting of general campaigns' funding of candidates.

The article focuses on the Legislative Program of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE) for the 114th Congress (2015-2016) in the U.S. It states that the program provides a specific and extensive enumeration of association's member-endorsed legislative positions. It mentions various benefits of the programs including retirement, federal employee pay, job security, and health care.

The article presents questions and answers related to various issues relating to the Federal Benefits Service of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Associations (NARFE) including sick leave and retirement calculation, name change, and nursing home payment and survivor annuity.

The article lists the Congressional legislation and issues being followed by the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Associations (NARFE) as of November 2014, including the issue of deferred annuities, the issue of federal compensation and the issue of paid parental leave.

A chart is presented that lists the congressional legislation that are being followed by the National Active and Retired Federal Employees (NARFE) Association in the U.S. including bills on deferred annuities, federal compensation, and pension scam protection.

The article offers the statements issued by the candidates who are contesting elections for national and regional offices of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE) scheduled to be held in November 2014. Statements of Elaine C. Hughes, Richard G. Thissen, Ken Thomas are presented who are contesting for the post of National President of the NARFE. In their statements, they have highlighted the challenges before NARFE and how they will address those challenges.

The article presents the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Associations' (NARFE) Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2013. Topics discussed include an unrestricted fund surplus and an increase in unrestricted fund net assets generated by NARFE, the management's responsibility for the financial statements and the supplementary disclosure of cash flow information.

The article presents the statements issued by the candidates for national officers and regional vice presidents of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Associations (NARFE) who will be elected at the 33rd Biennial NARFE National Convention to be held in Orlando, Florida in August 2014. Among the candidates are Richard G. Thissen as national president, Jon Dowie as national treasurer and Carol R. Ek as Region III vice president.

The article discusses the impact of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) on the Federal Employees and Health Benefits Program (FEHBP). It notes that extensive lobbying by the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Associations (NARFE) and other federal groups resulted in the ACA affecting only members and staffs of U.S. Congress with respect to insurance requirement from health care exchanges. It cites that ACA requirements on insurers could lead to higher premiums.

The article offers a roundup of U.S. state tax treatment for federal annuities and other tax information that was compiled by the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE) Legislative Department. Among the states without personal income taxes are Alaska, Florida, Nevada and Washington. States exempting total amount of civil service annuities include Alabama, Hawaii, New York and Oregon. Other exemptions, including Social Security and railroad retirement, are discussed.

The article presents the 2011 financial statement of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE). The consolidated financial statement shows decrease in net assets from operations of 650,738 U.S. dollars. According to this documents, the total net assets decreased by 678, 235 U.S. dollars. A table that lists the cash flows of the organization is also presented.

This article looks back at the operation of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE) in 2011. The NARFE celebrated its 90th anniversary in February. The association held the 31st Biennial National Convention in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It urged members to focus on issues raised in the U.S. Congress, including proposals to reduce spending, the president's budget, the congressional budget resolution and the debt limit.

The article presents questions and answers related to the retirement benefits of National Active and Retired Federal Employees (NARFE) members including acquisition of a long-term care insurance, spousal responsibilities related to the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) account, and signing up for a Medicare Advantage Plan.

The article presents the most important bills and resolutions in the 111th U.S. Congress supported by the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE). Motions for several House Rules (H.R.) such as H. R. 4213, Tax Extenders--Social Security Payments, H. R. 4899, Supplemental Appropriations--Rescissions and Federal Salary Freeze and H. R. 3631 Medicare Premium Adjustment are mentioned. Also presented is a state-by-state record of performance on major NARFE votes.

The article discusses the benefits of learning foreign language and cites the experiences of National Active and Retired Federal Employees (NARFE) members who learned foreign language. Jennifer Honaker learned to speak French and related that learning French gave her the confidence to overcome language barriers. Liz Sedaghatfar recognized the emotional benefits of learning a new language such as restoring sense of self-worth and confidence. The European Commission's study found that the ability to use more than one language could be good for the brain.

The section provides consolidated financial statements of the U.S. National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE) for the year ended December 31,2009. It includes the report of the national treasurer, independent auditors' report, and notes to the consolidated financial statements of the association and affiliate.

A table is presented that offers information on U.S. legislative bills of interest to the National Active & Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE), on several issues including health care, sick leave for wounded veterans and postal reform.

The article focuses on the congressional legislation followed by the National Active & Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE) in the U.S. It says that Deferred Benefits Adjustment Act of 2013 by Representative Nydia M. Velazquez would allow indexation of deferred annuities while Fiscal year 2014 Budget Resolution would reduce the federal workforce by 10 percent. Moreover, the Postal Service Protection Act would eliminate future retiree health benefit prefunding requirement.

The article focuses on the America Counts on Us advocacy campaign funded by the Federal-Postal Coalition and led by the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE). The campaign aims to protect federal and postal employees and retirees from the nonstop attack on federal pay and benefits in the U.S. by highlighting their role in people's lives and their heroic acts. It also wants to pressure key elected officials to make the right decisions for their constituents.

The article encourages National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE) members to get involved in the 2012 political campaigns to keep their seats in Congress. The author states that members can be a campaign volunteer, a forum organizer and a town hall participant. Information on how get involved in NARFE activities can be found in the Protect America's Heart (PAH) toolkit.

The article presents statements of candidates for the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE) national elections, outlining their views on issues of importance to the organization, as of April 2012. The candidates include Joseph A. Beaudoin for National President, Elaine Hughes for National Secretary and Richard G. Thissen for National Treasurer.

This article discusses the failure of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction of the U.S. Congress to reach a deficit reduction agreement within the time frame prescribed by the Budget Control Act of 2011. The law requires the supercommittee to vote no later than November 23, 2011 on a measure to reduce the federal deficit by at least 1.2 trillion in ten years. The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE) expressed disappointment to the committee's failure. INSET: Don't Let Up the Pressure Now!.

The article discusses the unionization of the U.S. federal workers into the 700,000 member, American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO)-affiliated American Federation of Government Employees relevant as of November 1, 1975. The author focuses on the strike of the U.S. postal workers from 1970 with attention paid to the fact that the 95% unionized postal workers do not take part in the American Federation of Government Employees.

The article focuses on the opposition of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE) to the Postal Reform Act of 2016, H.R. 5714, approved by the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on July 12, 2016.

The article offers information on the 34th National Active and Retired Federal Employees (NARFE) National Convention to be held in Reno, Nevada from August 28-September 1, 2016 featuring a presentation on "The Five Things You Can Change After You Retire."

The article discusses the final phase of the National Active & Retired Federal Employees Association's (NARFE) strategic planning process and mentions topics including changes to bylaws, the discussion of the plan to members and the organization's aim of successfully fulfilling its mission.

The article discusses the legislative accomplishments of the National Active & Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE) in 2015 in the U.S. and mentions topics including the group's challenge of a budget resolution which will cut benefits for federal workers and the media coverage of NARFE.

The article presents a chart wherein various bills and issues followed by National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE) are listed along with other information including health care and federal compensation.

The article lists the 2014 recipients of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association's (NARFE) scholarship including Cassandra Fenton of Fair Lawn, New Jersey, Nicole Frankel of Franklin Park, New Jersey, and Jessica Potts of Jacksonville, Florida.

The article offers information on various products and services for members of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Associations (NARFE), including the NARFE Premier Federal Credit Union, the NARFE Insurance Services, and the Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program.

The article discusses the final regulations announced by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) implementing a law creating phased retirement for federal employees. Topics covered include eligibility for the phased retirement program, employees under the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS), and the reaction of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees (NARFE) Association to the rules.

The article offers information on several products and services for the members of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE). Information on NARFE Premier Federal Credit Union is provided in which savings are federally insured and backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government. NARFE Insurance Services administered by Mercer Health & Benefits Insurance Services LLC are discussed. Information on vacation and car rentals for the members is also provided.

The article reports that National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE) pressed the U.S. Congress not to use the Chained Consumer Price Index (CPI) as a bargaining tool in federal budget negotiations. It says that NARFE argued that the Chained CPI is an exact measure of spending of the seniors. It mentions that the association estimated that a change to the Chained CPI would cost $48,000 lost benefits to average federal retiree.

The article offers information on the advocacy of the National Active & Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE) and opposition to Chained CPI. It mentions that NARFE members should remain vigilant and contact their members of U.S. Congress to oppose any attack on federal community and the Chained CPI. It notes that NARFE members across North Carolina attended community picnics and town hall meetings, and hosted elected officials or met them.

The article features products and services that offer perks for National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE) members. Members have the privilege of joining NARFE Premier Federal Credit Union. Members with good driving records are also eligible for quality automobile insurance from GEICO. Other perks for members include a 20% discount on the Best Available Rate at Wyndham Hotel Group, and discounted pricing for all interstate shipments at Bekins Van Lines.

The article presents a report from the treasurer of National Active and Retired Federal Employees (NARFE) where he discusses issues affecting chapter and federation officers. It cites the inability to offers dues withholding for Active Federal Employees (AFEs) due to the absence of agreements with budget systems that process payroll across the federal community. It cites the creation of procedures to ensure that changes are posted and suggests for each chapter to reach out to life members.

The article presents the projects currently undertaken by the National Active and Retired Federal Employees (NARFE). In March and April 2012, an estimated 300,000 mailings representing prospective members, lapsed members and chosen outside mailing lists were dropped. The "Member Get a Member" project intends to boost the recruiting efforts of the federations and chapters in several areas across the U.S. It notes the pursuit of best opportunities to increase membership and maintain them.

The article focuses on the things that the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE) are expected to be discussed by the U.S. Congress before the November 2012 elections. It notes that reforming the U.S. Postal Service is one of the top priorities for the Congress. NARFE states that sequestration, the process agreed to in the Budget Control Act, is the biggest issue that the lawmakers should tackle. Discussion of annual appropriation bill will start in June.

The article previews the 32nd Biennial National Convention of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE) that will be held at the Nugget Casino Resort in Sparks, Nevada, from August 26 to 30, 2012.

A list of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association's chapters and their presidents is presented which includes Willa Dean Morgan for the Alabama Chapter, Cindy Renee Blythe for the Kansas Chapter, Ted Jensen for the Maryland Chapter, and Fidel Dayrit for the Philippines Chapter.

The article urges members of the National Active & Retired Federal Employees (NARFE) Association to call the White House and their senators and representatives on July 27, 2011, NARFE's National "Call-In" Day. It enjoins all NARFE members to tell them that federal retirees and workers should not be singled out unfairly in the country's federal budget deliberations by implementing more cuts on their pay, retirement and health benefits. It gives specific instructions on how to make the call to Congress to ensure a response.