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NARFE’s Centennial: A Century of Service

NARFE has been a leader in promoting public service since 1921, working tirelessly to support our nation’s civil servants by defending and advancing their earned benefits. Now, 100 years later, NARFE continues to advocate for federal workers and retirees, as well as providing unparalleled and unbiased information to help members make the most of their pay and benefits.

Thank You to NARFE's Century Club Donors

As we look to our next 100 years, NARFE is grateful to supporters of the Centennial Fundraising Campaign. With this generous help, NARFE will continue to fight for the earned pay and benefits of federal employees.

Video Celebrates NARFE's First 100 Years

From our 14 founders in 1921 to our 175,000 members in more than 800 chapters, NARFE: Federal Benefits Experts has changed a lot over the course of a century, but our commitment to the betterment of the federal community is as strong as ever.

The Way We Worked

The Way We Worked, featured in every issue of NARFE Magazine, celebrates the past 100 years of public service through archival images. Eargo and GEHA are proud sponsors of NARFE’s Centennial.

100 Years of NARFE: A Look Back at the Civil Service at the Organization’s Inception

In 1921, 14 retired federal government workers met to form an association to protect the hard-earned retirement benefits of federal civilian employees, retirees and their survivors in the organization that would become NARFE.

'I Think We Made a Good Start': How a Meeting in 1921 Created NARFE

The first meeting of NARFE, on February 19, 1921, included discussion of amending laws and increasing annuities.

Fun Ways to Celebrate NARFE’s Centennial

There are a variety of ways that you and your chapter or federation can celebrate the NARFE centennial safely.

Celebrating 100 Years: 1921-2021

Proclamations Honor NARFE’s Centennial, PSRW

Thanks to the Washington Federation and the work of its president, Steven Roy, NARFE’s Centennial is being celebrated across the state. City Council President Breean Beggs of Spokane, Washington, honored NARFE by declaring May 2-8 NARFE Centennial Celebration Week: “I, Breean Beggs, Spokane City Council President, on behalf of the citizens of Spokane, hereby proclaim May 2nd through May 8th,…

The Way We Worked: Beagle Brigade

The U.S. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), part of the Department of Agriculture, began training beagles to sniff out prohibited agricultural products in 1984.

Video: Celebrating NARFE’s Centennial (1921-2021)

Featured Centennial Sponsors

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President's Circle

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