NASA HQ Heads Up 17 Dec 2002
HQ HOLIDAY RECEPTION
Tuesday, December 17, 12 noon-1:30 p.m., Multipurpose Room
(CG46). Enjoy a light lunch and get the results of the Weigh-In
contest. Bring a canned food donation! Debbie Randall, 358-1173.
HOLIDAY GIVING DRIVES END DEC. 17
Toys for Tots, Canned Food Drive, and Weigh-In Contest. For
details, see
http://www.hq.nasa.gov/exchange/council/eventact.html Rita Moore,
358-2077.
CELL PHONE DAY RESCHEDULED
Tuesday, December 17, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., west lobby. Cingular
Wireless, Simply Wireless, Nextel, and other vendors return to
HQ. Susan Burch, 358-0550.
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, 358-1050.
BUILDING POWER OUTAGE–JANUARY 4
Saturday, January 4, 12 midnight-6 a.m. Boston Properties will
perform preventive maintenance on the building’s main electrical
switch gear. Critical areas will be on backup power, but lights,
air conditioning, elevators, water pumps, etc., will be off.
Before the outage, turn off computers and empty refrigerators.
Ed Hurley, 358-0698, or Judy Jackson, 358-0212.
JANUARY-MARCH PARKING PERMIT SALE
Tuesday, 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.
ASTRONAUTS NAMED TO FUTURE ISS MISSIONS
– STS-118: Commander Scott Kelly; Charles Hobaugh pilot; MS’s:
Scott Parazynski; Dafydd Williams (Canadian Space Agency);
Barbara Morgan, the first Educator Astronaut; and Lisa Nowak.
– STS-119: Commander Steven Lindsey; pilot Mark Kelly; MS’s:
Michael Gernhardt and Carlos Noriega.
– STS-120: Commander James Halsell; pilot Alan Poindexter; and
MS’s: Wendy Lawrence; Piers Sellers; Stephanie Wilson; and
Michael Foreman.
– Expedition Eight: Commander C. Michael Foale and flight
engineers William McArthur and Valery Tokarev (Russian Air
Force).
– Expedition Nine: Commander Gennadi Padalka (Russian Air Force)
and flight engineers E. Michael Fincke and Cosmonaut Oleg
Kononenko.
For details, see http://spaceflight.nasa.gov
HQ TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
– January 9. Resume Builder Strategies.
– January 13. Building Foundations of Knowledge.
– January 14-15. Standard First Aid/CPR & Infant and Child CPR.
– January 16. The Leader Within.
– February 26-27. Essentials of English Writing.
For details, see
http://ohr.gsfc.nasa.gov/DevGuide/Hq/Januaryfy03.htm
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.
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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