NASA HQ Heads Up 19 Dec 2002
NASA BLOOD DRIVE
Thursday, December 19, 7:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., MIC 6. Schedule an
appointment with your code coordinator. Receive a “Season of
Hope” lapel pin. HUD employees welcome. Refreshments served.
Shirley Mitchell, RN, 358-2600.
MANDATORY 2002 ETHICS TRAINING
December 19, 1 p.m. Make-up sessions: January 23, 9 a.m.; January
28, 1 p.m. All sessions in the auditorium. Mandatory for
employees who file financial disclosure reports (Forms 278 or
450) and IPA employees; optional for other NASA employees. For
online Ethics training, see https://solar.msfc.nasa.gov
Laurie Rafferty, 358-2028.
INTERNATIONAL CONTINUING HEALTH EDUCATION
Friday, December 20, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Rm. CD61. Session 2:
“Application of Satellite Sensors and Geographic Information
Systems for Monitoring Malaria” by Louisa R. Beck, Ames Research
Center. Dr. Wing Chan, 358-0592.
TLC TIMESHEETS DUE EARLY FOR PP#1
Friday, December 27, 9 a.m. EST – Payroll Office deadline.
Employees are responsible for having Pay Period #1 timesheets
verified and certified before leaving for the holidays. This will
ensure paychecks are on time. Bernadette Keane, 358-1051.
JANUARY-MARCH PARKING PERMIT SALE
December 31-deadline. Permits for civil service employees. Submit
payments ($120) to Colonial Parking Office, P1 Level, 6 a.m-4
p.m. See http://www.hq.nasa.gov/hq/codeco/parknot.htm
Vera Edmunds, 358-0106.
LEADERSHIP/EXECUTIVE DEVELOPMENT
Wednesday, January 8 – deadline. Nominations due for
developmental programs during 2003 (e.g., the Brookings
Institution, the Federal Executive Institute, OPM, and the
Council for Excellence in Government). For details and forms, see
http://ohr.gsfc.nasa.gov/DevGuide/Hq/Executive/LEDcall.htm
Kimela Ouakil, 301-286-6112.
LTC OPEN SEASON ENDS DEC. 31
For information on the Federal Long Term Care (LTC) Insurance
Program sponsored by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) see
http://www.hq.nasa.gov/hq/ltcprog.htm Scott Howell, 358-1558.
JOIN THE NASA HQ GOSPEL CHOIR
Participate in an uplifting experience. Join the Gospel Choir and
be part of the annual HQ Black History Month observance. All NASA
civil service and contractors employees are welcome. No previous
experience is necessary. For details, contact Chris Rodriguez
chris.rodriguez@hq.nasa.gov or 358-0950.
HQ TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES IN JANUARY
For details, see http://ohr.gsfc.nasa.gov/DevGuide/Hq/Januaryfy03.htm
SFA NOMINATIONS FOR STS-114 DUE
Monday, January 6 COB – deadline. Nominate employees in your
organization for Space Flight Awareness (SFA) Program launch
honoree awards for STS-114. (Launch is scheduled no earlier than
March 1.) Submit completed forms to M-2/Joyce Proctor by January
6. For details and forms, contact Joyce Proctor
jjohnso2@mail.hq.nasa.gov 358-2542.
COMPUTER TRAINING CENTER (CTC) WORKSHOPS
– January 7. PowerPoint 2000: The Basics (PC).
– January 9. Working with Charts in Excel (PC).
– January 14. Dreamweaver 4.0 Introduction (PC).
– January 16. PowerPoint: Charts, Graphs & Tables (PC).
For details, see
http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/codec/codeci/ctc/schedule.htm
To register, ctc@hq.nasa.gov or call 358-1111.
HQ INFORMATION CENTER HAS MOVED
The Information Center has moved to Rm. 1N24 within the HQ
Library. It still has the same great information–posters,
lithographs and NASA publications. Stop in, take a look, and
leave with some of these cool, free NASA materials. 358-0000.
HOT TOPICS
– NASA Home Page: http://www.nasa.gov
– NASA Budget for FY 2003: http://www.nasa.gov/budget/budget2003_index.html
– Freedom to Manage (F2M): http://www.f2m.nasa.gov
– NODIS Document Library: http://nodis3.gsfc.nasa.gov/library/main_lib.html
– NODIS Document Management System:
http://nodis-dms.gsfc.nasa.gov/dms/dms.cfm (NASA Employees Only)
– HQ Core Financial Web Site: http://corefinancial.hq.nasa.gov
– Directory of HQ Service Contacts:
http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/codec/service-contacts.doc
– Job Opportunities: http://www.nasajobs.nasa.gov
– Approved Widely-Attended Gatherings (WAGs):
http://www.hq.nasa.gov/ogc/general_law/ethics/waglog02.html
– Training Information: http://ohr.gsfc.nasa.gov/DevGuide/Hq/hqtrngopps.htm
– Computer Training Center (CTC):
http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/codec/codeci/ctc/ctc.htm
– Safety: http://www.hq.nasa.gov/hq/safety.htm
– NASA OIG: http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/oig/hq
– IT Security:
http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/codec/codeci/security/security.htm
(NASA HQ ONLY)
– ODIN Services: http://www.odin.hq.nasa.gov
– HQ ISO 9000: http://hqiso9000.hq.nasa.gov (NASA HQ ONLY)
– ISEM Services: http://www.isem.hq.nasa.gov
– ViTS: http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/codec/codeci/services/vits.htm
– Exchange Council: http://www.hq.nasa.gov/exchange
– HQ Bulletin Online: http://www.hq.nasa.gov/hq/infocom/bulletin_online.htm
– VoTS: http://www.nisn.nasa.gov/vots
– IT Notices: http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/codec/codeci/whatsnew/itnote.htm
– 2003 Calendar Orders: http://www.hq.nasa.gov/hq/calinfo.htm
– National Air & Space Museum programs/events:
http://www.nasm.si.edu/nasm/pa/nasmnews/newshome.htm
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