### Question
How is the term Government defined?


### Answer
The term **Government** is defined in *5 U.S.C. § 8401* as the following:

> the Federal Government, Gallaudet College, and, in the case of an employee described in paragraph (11)(C), a nonappropriated fund instrumentality of the Department of Defense or the Coast Guard described in section 2105(c)

#### Citation:
  - *5 U.S.C. § 8401*
  - Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEES > Subpart G-Insurance and Annuities > CHAPTER 84-FEDERAL EMPLOYEES&rsquo; RETIREMENT SYSTEM > SUBCHAPTER I-GENERAL PROVISIONS**

