How do I get my SF-50 Notification of Personnel Action?

If you recently left your federal job, contact your former agency personnel office. If it’s been more than 30 days since you left, you need to contact the Federal Records Center, http://www.archives.gov/frc/.

Do I need to submit an SF-50?

If you worked for the federal government in the past as a civilian employee and you want to return to federal employment, you probably need to access your SF-50 form. The SF-50 Notification of Personnel Action contains information about your past government employment and of any actions taken against you.

What is SF-50 notification?

The SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action Form is a very important document. It is your written documentation of a personnel action that affects your position or pay. Keep it with your records because it could be used to make employment, pay, and qualifications decisions about you in the future.

Does everyone have a SF-50 Notification of Personnel Action?

This humble form, familiar at least by name to most every federal government employee, is essentially a Notification of Personnel Action specific to each employee.

Do veterans have an SF-50?

Policy, Data, Oversight Veterans Services. The SF-50 is the Notification of Personnel Action. It contains certain employment information useful to the applicant or if applying for another federal job. It is used by current and former federal employees.

Do veterans have SF-50?

Who has to fill out an SF-50?

If you stopped working for the federal government longer than four months ago, you must make a request through the National Personnel Records Center. Any requests for an SF-50 must be made in writing and include the reason why you need a copy of your SF-50. You can fax or mail your request.

Who fills out the SF-50 form?

The person who fills out an SF-50 for you is typically a department supervisor. She gets the information from your personnel records or prior SF-50s filled out on your behalf. To get a copy of your SF-50 when you are a current federal employee, you can make a request to your human resources office.

Is a veteran considered a former federal employee?

Yes. On the Feds Hires Vets website, OPM posts employment data that shows Federal agency hiring of veterans. The report, “Employment of Veterans in the Federal Executive Branch of Government,” shows data for veterans being hired in the Federal Government.

How do I get an SF-50 document?

If you are a current Federal employee, you may obtain your SF-50 through the eOPF (electronic Official Personnel Folder) specific to your department or branch. The system may be accessed by https://eopf.opm.gov/ .