If you have indicated that you were employed by the federal government, you will be directed to the Employment page on which you can enter the details of your service.  All questions marked by an * (asterisk) on this page are mandatory.

For the most accurate results, please use the information on the SF-8 and SF-50 forms that were issued to you to enter your search criteria.  If you do not have your SF-8 form, you may search by agency name.  Once you have entered the information into the search fields, click ‘Search’ to populate results that meet your criteria.  Select the radio button corresponding to the name of the federal agency and your duty station.  If you do not know your duty station, click the check box that indicates that you are unsure of the division or duty station at the bottom of the screen.

If the federal agency where you were employed is not listed you may click the ‘My Federal Agency was not located via this search’ button at the bottom of this page.  Please note it is very unlikely the federal agency will not be listed in our data base.  Double-check that there were no errors in your search criteria before you proceed.   Example: US Post Office should be entered as United States Postal Service or you could simply search the word Postal.   

If you have received any retirement pay, answer YES to the appropriate question.  If you had a pension or a 401k through this employer and, because of your separation, have received or will receive a lump sum payout or monthly payment from these accounts, you must say YES to the retirement pay question.

If you have received or are due any monies (other than wages for hours worked) from the federal government in connection with your separation, please indicate which type of pay you have or will receive by clicking the appropriate check boxes. If you have received pay in connection with your separation from the federal government, but it cannot be accurately put into any of the categories listed, please click the check box next to ‘Other’.   If you have not received and are not due any monies from this federal agency in connection with your separation, please click the check box next to ‘None’.

Once you are finished, click ‘Next’.