### Question
What does civilian employee mean?


### Answer
**Civilian employee** has the following meaning in *10 U.S.C. § 1482a*:

> a person employed by the Federal Government, including a person entitled to basic pay in accordance with the General Schedule provided in section 5332 of title 5 or a similar basic pay schedule of the Federal Government

#### Citation:
  - *10 U.S.C. § 1482a*
  - Heading: **Subtitle A-General Military Law > PART II-PERSONNEL > CHAPTER 75-DEATH BENEFITS**

