The following links will provide you with the forms necessary for your appointment to be processed and for you to receive your first salary payment. These forms apply to:

• NEW Federal employees working for the USDA's Marketing and Regulatory Programs:
  • Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)
  • Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
  • Grain Inspection Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA)
• Employees who transfer to the USDA Marketing and Regulatory Programs from another Federal agency or department (transfer from outside of the Department of Agriculture).

On or before your FIRST DAY, you should complete the forms, print them, and bring them to your orientation on your first day of employment.

Click Here to Begin (PDF)

When you have finished your FIRST DAY forms

• APHIS employees only: Information Security Awareness (ISA) mandatory training requirement
• APHIS employees only: New Employee Emergency Contact Sheet. Provide this information to the APHIS EQS Program Manager at APHIS-EQSSupport@we.aphis.gov  within your first work week
• APHIS employees only:   
  • APHIS New Employee Handbook (PDF)
  • APHIS 40 Year Retrospective (PDF)
  • APHIS Many Goals One Mission (PDF)
• If your employment provides eligibility for employee benefits. Click Here
• Continue your Orientation

Note to Orientation Facilitator or new employee's supervisor: Click here for instructions

Printable Version | Last Modified: September 27, 2012