U.S. Office of Personnel Management
SF 144: Statement of Prior Federal Service
Help your agency verify your prior service.
What is SF 144 used for?
Prepare your statement of prior federal civilian and active uniformed service. Review the official form, download it, then sign and give it with the appropriate records to your employing agency.
Prepare an accurate prior-service statement for agency verification.
Your agency decides service credit. Downloading does not submit the form.
Time, difficulty & who this form is for
Average time
About 10–20 minutes
Difficulty
moderate
Best for
Employees preparing their own prior-service statement for a federal appointment.
What do I need before I start?
- The application or résumé submitted for this appointment
- Personnel and active-service records with dates and appointment details
- Unpaid-absence totals from records, if relevant
- Your employing agency’s secure delivery instructions
How the walkthrough is organized
Your service record
Decide which history needs to be listed.
Your details
Enter your employee and relevant service details.
Review and deliver
Download, sign and give the statement to HR.
What happens after I complete it?
Review the entire record, sign and date item 9 manually, and give the form and relevant verification records to your employing agency’s personnel or HR office.
Where it goes
Your employing agency’s personnel or HR office. Confirm the recipient, secure method, address and requested due date directly with that office.
Downloading does not submit the form or confirm acceptance.