Last Name Field Instruction

Last Name

Enter the last name by which an employee is known or designated on all official transactions. Last name must contain at least two alpha characters. Enter items such as Jr., Sr., III, etc. one space after the last name. If more than one space, the additional item will not print on the Standard Form (SF) 50-B, Notification of Personnel Action. If the employee has a two-part last name (i.e., Smith Martin), use a space to separate the two parts. Do not use any type of punctuation (e.g., hyphen, period) in any part of the name. A space counts as one character. For long names, the employee should decide on an abbreviation. To change the name, select the Changes folder from the List of Personnel Actions. In the Changes folder, select 780 Name Change.