August 2, 2010 -- The Wall Street Journal has published the National Institute on Retirement Security's letter to the editor regarding the economic efficiencies of defined benefit pension plans and the implications of a pension freeze.

July 2010 --  The Journal of Pension Benefits has published a NIRS analysis of why defined benefit pensions have proven to be a durable feature of compensation for state and local governments.

June 1, 2010 --  NIRS writes in The New York Times Room for Debate that longer lives have become an economic bogeyman.  A closer look at the data reveals not only can we afford retirement, we can afford more of it.

April 28, 2010 --  CNN Money reports on the new report, "Out of Balance?" finding that the compensation gap is widening for state and local workers as compared to private sector counterparts.  Public workers earn 11% to 12% less than workers in private companies even when accounting for benefits.

April 28, 2010 -- Reuters reports on the new study, "Out of Balance?" finding that state and local employees often are paid less than their counterparts in the U.S. private sector, even though public sector employees typically have more education.