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Enter-on-Duty Forms

NIST requires information from new employees to process the appointment personnel action. Each form describes the specific purpose as to why the information is being collected, as applicable. NIST is committed to safeguarding personal privacy of this information. Precaution is taken to protect all sensitive information, in particular sensitive personally identifiable information (PII) and other types of private information, and to comply with all NIST and Department policies regarding the protection of sensitive information. More information can be found at:  https://www.nist.gov/privacy-policy.

You will be assigned tasks via USA Staffing, which will include the mandatory forms needed to complete your onboarding.  Benefit-related enrollment forms will also be provided based on your eligibility.  All forms should be completed and returned utilizing your USA Staffing account per instructions provided by the Human Resources Assistant conducting your onboarding session.

Created June 29, 2009, Updated October 25, 2023