Field Hearing

Non-Foreign COLA: Finding an Equitable Solution

Date: May 29, 2008
Time: 1:00pm
Location: Senate Dirksen Building, SD-342
Agenda:

The purpose of the hearing is to review various proposals, including S. 3013, the Non-Foreign Area Retirement Equity Assurance Act, to phase-out the non-foreign cost-of-living allowance and replace such allowance with locality pay for federal civilian employees living in Alaska, Hawaii, and the United States territories.

Witnesses

Panel 1

Mr.

Chuck D.

Grimes

Deputy Associate Director

Strategic Human Resources Policy Division, Office of Personnel Management

Panel 1

Mr.

Bradley

Bunn

Program Executive Officer

National Security Personnel System, Department of Defense

Panel 1

Ms.

Jo Ann

Mitchell

Manager

Accounting Services, United States Postal Service

Panel 2

Ms.

Joyce

Matsuo

President

Oahu COLA Defense Committee, Inc.

Panel 2

Ms.

Sharon

Warren

President

COLA Defense Committee of Anchorage, Inc.

Panel 2

Mr.

Manuel Q.

Cruz

President

COLA Defense Committee of Guam

Panel 2

Mr.

Michael

Fitzgerald

President

Chapter 187, NAVFAC Hawaii, Federal Managers Association

Panel 2

Ms.

Terry

Kaolulo

President

Hawaii State Association of Letter Carriers