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Nonforeign Area Cost-of-Living Allowances

Special COLA Research Announcement

This announcement provides background information on the nonforeign area cost-of-living allowance (COLA) program and on recent COLA research requested by Congress. The Government and plaintiffs in COLA litigation conducted this research under a memorandum of understanding. To view or download the announcement, select a format below.

This Web site is not the official Web site in Caraballo et al. v. United States, Civil No. 197/27 (D.V.I.). To access the official site, please go to www.colasettlement.com.

The information on this Web site is solely the responsiblity of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). Neither the class plaintiffs nor their counsel in the Caraballo case have approved or endorsed this information. OPM provides this information as background and reference for those who may be interested in the COLA Program and the Safe Harbor Process. For information regarding the Caraballo settlement, please see the official settlement Web site at www.colasettlement.com.

Complete announcement	[178 KB]	[312 KB]
Announcement without appendices	[25 KB]	[30 KB]
Appendix A. Joel Popkin and Company Research Summary	[119 KB]	[171 KB]
Appendix B. Report of the Technical Advisory Group	[19 KB]	[18 KB]
Appendix C. Examination of Non-Federal Pay in Selected COLA Areas	[15 KB]	[23 KB]

This page can be found on the web at the following url: http://www.opm.gov/oca/cola/research.asp

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