how soon do federal government employees get vested?
 Federal government employees get vested in which employees are 100 percent vested in employer contributions after 3 years of service called cliff vesting. Under graduated vesting, an employee must be at least 20 percent vested after 2 years, 40 percent after 3 years, 60 percent after 4 years, 80 percent after 5 years, and 100 percent after 6 years. 