Pensions

CBO analyzes pensions for federal employees, employees of state and local governments, and employees of private firms—with an emphasis on how federal policies toward pensions affect both benefits and the federal budget.

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Options for Reducing the Deficit, 2023 to 2032--Volume II: Smaller Reductions
December 7, 2022
CBO issues a volume that contains short descriptions of 59 policy options that would each reduce the federal budget deficit by less than $300 billion over the next 10 years.
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Trends in the Distribution of Family Wealth, 1989 to 2019
September 27, 2022
CBO examines changes in the distribution of family wealth from 1989 to 2019 and analyzes those changes in relation to several family characteristics. In addition, the agency examines how total family wealth has changed since 2019.
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Options for Changing the Retirement System for Federal Civilian Workers
August 29, 2017
CBO analyzes the impact of retirement benefits on the federal budget and on the compensation, recruitment, and retention of its employees. It assesses the short-term and long-term effects of potential changes to those benefits.