Current Employees
The Official Personnel Folders (OPFs) and electronic official personnel folders (eOPF), including SF 50s, for current Federal employees are stored at the employee’s current employing agency. Therefore, for copies of your personnel records, if you are currently employed by the Federal government, please contact your agency's Freedom of Information/Privacy office. You can find contact information on the Department of Justice's website.
OPF/eOPF Amendments
If you feel that your official personnel folder is in error, please contact your agency’s HR office.
Former Employees
The Official Personnel Folders (OPFs), including SF 50s, for most former civilian Federal employees are stored at the address below. Please mail your request to:
National Personnel Records Center (NPRC)
1411 Boulder Boulevard
Valmeyer, IL 62295
Or you may fax your hand signed request to the NPRC at telephone number 618-935-3014. More information is available on the NPRC website.
For eOPF Requests, please contact the eOPF Help Desk at 1-866-275-8518 or submit your request to ehridw@telesishq.com.
The OPFs for former Postal employees are stored at the address below. Please mail your request to:
U.S. Postal Service
General Manager
Headquarters Personnel Division
475 L'Enfant Plaza, SW
Washington, DC 20260-4261
Your request to either the NPRC, the eOPF help desk or the U.S. Postal Service must include your hand written signature and all of the following information:
- Social Security Number
- Date of birth
- Name of last agency where employed
- Approximate date when you left Federal service
The location of records of former military employees varies depending on the branch of service and date of separation from service. Please visit NARA’s site on Official Military Personnel Files (OMPFs) for details.
OPF/eOPF Amendments
If you feel that your official personnel folder is in error, please submit a written request to:U.S. Office of Personnel Management
Office of the Chief Information Officer
Chief, Records Management and Data Policy
1900 E Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20415-7900
Your request must include your hand written signature and all of the following information:
- Social Security Number
- Date of birth
- Name of last agency where employed
- Approximate date when you left Federal service
- Details of the error you wish to be addressed
Background Investigations
For information on how to obtain a copy of your background investigation conducted by OPM’s Federal Investigative Services, please visit our FOIA contacts page.
Internal Records Management Inquiries
For assistance with records management at OPM, please contact our Records Management Help Desk at recordsmanagement@opm.gov, 202-606-1934, or:
U.S. Office of Personnel Management
Office of the Chief Information Officer
Chief, Records Management and Data Policy
1900 E Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20415-7900
General and Governmentwide Records Management Inquiries
For questions regarding personnel records, you can reach Eric Bryant, Personnel Records Management Specialist, at the above address, at eric.bryant@opm.gov, or at 202-606-2463.
For general questions regarding Records Management at OPM, you can reach the Chief of Records Management and Data Analysis, Tanya E. Bennett, at the above address, by email at tanya.bennett@opm.gov, or by telephone at 202-606-4054.
For general Federal records management questions, please contact the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). You can view the General Records Schedules (GRS) on their website.