Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

We need some basic information to prepare for your first day of employment. The information collected is used to set up your pay, computer access, and personnel record.

To view and print the Board's forms, you'll need to have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer, which you can obtain free of charge from the Adobe Website.

Please fill out these forms and bring them with you on your first day. (The forms listed below are for full-time employees. Forms for paid interns and unpaid interns.)

During orientation, you will receive information on enrolling in the Board's core benefits programs (health, dental, vision, life insurance, and Federal Reserve System Thrift Plan).

Required for your first day

Please bring the following information with you on your first day:

• Valid driver's license and a social security card or birth certificate or a valid United States passport.
• Your home address (P.O. Box not acceptable for tax purposes)
• A copy of your checking account/savings account number and your financial institution's nine-digit ABA number (i.e., voided check), or open an account with the FRB Federal Credit Union. (The Board pays by direct deposit only.)
• Official transcript from college or university, if not previously submitted.

To make sure that we have time to answer any questions you may have about the Board and our benefits programs, please be sure that you complete the following forms and have them ready to submit to the orientation facilitator on your first day.

Security Forms

• Employment Eligibility Verification (I-9 Form)
  Please read the instructions before completing this form and review the last page for the list of acceptable documents that you will need to bring with you to establish identity and employment authorization.
• Financial Conflict of Interest
• Fingerprinting
• Report of Compensated Outside Employment (57 KB PDF) (FR725)
• Background Investigation and PIV cards
  Prior to your start date, the Board's Personnel Security section will forward a link to the Electronic Questionnaires for Investigations Processing System (e-QIP), a web-based automated system that has been developed for the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Federal Investigative Services Division. The questionnaire is used to conduct your suitability/security investigation for employment here at the Federal Reserve. Once your investigation is complete and favorably adjudicated, you will be issued a Personnel Identity Verification (PIV) card, your employee ID card that will allow you access to Federal Reserve Board and most government buildings. This process takes several weeks. You will be provided with a temporary identification card that you can use until your PIV card is issued. A Federal Reserve staff member will contact you when your card is available. Remember that Federal Reserve employees are required to wear the temporary identification or PIV card at all times.

Personal Information

• New Employee Data Form (361 KB PDF) (FR1424)
  This form gives us your name, address, and emergency contact information.
• Direct Deposit (115 KB PDF) (FR 37)
  This form is used to collect bank account information so that your pay can be automatically deposited.

Tax Withholding

• Federal Withholding (68 KB PDF) (W-4)
  
  State Withholding (D-4, MW507, or VA-4)
  Fill out and print your State Tax Registration Form for the area in which you live.
  • District of Columbia (225 KB PDF) (D-4)
  • Maryland (53 KB PDF) (MW507)
  • Virginia (101 KB PDF) (VA-4)

EEO

• EEO Self Identification of Disabilities (13 KB PDF) (FR1437) [optional]
  Information on employees at the Board with disabilities are used to prepare required reports for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, to justify employment of or to support personnel and purchase of special equipment, and to plan building renovations. You are not obligated to complete this form, but we strongly recommend that you do.

For more information about the Board's policy on employment of persons with disabilities, see Equal Employment Opportunities.

Additional Forms - Benefit Options

The following forms will be explained during orientation. Please complete general information, such as name, address, telephone number, etc., prior to first day of employment.

• Designation of Beneficiary for Unpaid Compensation of Deceased Employee (97 KB PDF) (FR250)
• Dependent Information Form (174 KB PDF) (FR1474)

Protect Your Family

• BEGLI Designation of Beneficiary Form (216 KB PDF)
• FEGLI Designation of Beneficiary Form (882 KB PDF) (SF2823)
  
  (Enroll in the Personal Accident Insurance program by calling 1-800-525-0517)

Protect Your Future

Enroll in the Thrift Plan by phone or online!

• Bank Retirement Plan Application (44 KB PDF) (RP1)

Get a Little Help

• Group Legal Enrollment [optional]

(Get a quote for Automobile Insurance or Homeowner's Insurance by contacting Travelers Insurance)