NASA HQ Heads Up 21 Jan 2003
ETHICS TRAINING: MAKE-UP SESSIONS
– Thursday, January 23, 9 a.m., auditorium.
– Tuesday, January 28, 1 p.m., auditorium.
Mandatory for employees who file financial disclosure reports
(Forms 278 or 450) and IPA employees; optional for other NASA
employees. Ethics training is also offered online at
https://solar.msfc.nasa.gov Laurie Rafferty, 358-2028.
GODDARD CENTER DIRECTOR’S COLLOQUIUM
Wednesday, January 22, 10-11:30 a.m., Building 3 Goett
Auditorium, GSFC. Dr. Gail Christopher, Executive Director,
Innovations in American Government, John F. Kennedy School of
Government at Harvard University, on “Aligning Responsible
Stewardship and Values” See
http://workforce.gsfc.nasa.gov/b2c1.html
Gail Williams, 301-286-0159.
HQ TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
– January 29-30. Giving Successful Presentations.
– February 6-7. ISO – Continual Improvement.
– February 10-11. Standard First Aid/CPR and Infant and Child
CPR.
– February 19. Enneagram: The Personality Wisdom System.
– February 19 and 20. COTR Refresher Training.
– February 20 and March 11. National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) Training.
For details, see http://ohr.gsfc.nasa.gov/DevGuide/Hq/Januaryfy03.htm
HQ BLACK HISTORY MONTH OBSERVANCE
– Wednesday, February 5, 9 a.m, auditorium. Program featuring
motivational speaker Jewel Diamond Taylor and the NASA HQ
Gospel Choir.
– Wednesday, February 5, 10 a.m. Workshops: “From Treading Water
to Walking on Water” and “Breathing New Life in Your
Relationship With Your Supervisor” Register by January 24.
For details and to register, see
http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/codec/codece and select “Conference
Registration and Agenda” Chris Rodriguez, 359-0950.
BUILDING POWER OUTAGE FEB. 8-9
Saturday, midnight – 6 a.m. Sunday. Boston Properties will
perform preventive maintenance on the building’s main electrical
switch gear. Critical areas will be on back up power, but lights,
air conditioning, elevators, water pumps, etc., will be off. To
prepare, turn off computers and empty refrigerators. Ed Hurley,
358-0698, or Judy Jackson, 358-0212.
WEB-BASED TRAINING FOR CORE FINANCIAL USERS
Friday, February 14 – deadline for completing web-based training.
For employees with web-based training in their Core Financial
training requirements. (This training is required to receive an
SAP user ID. To receive credit for the course, employees must
complete the course evaluation.) To review your Core Financial
training requirements online, see
http://corefinancial.hq.nasa.gov/training Amy Westfahl, 358-0934,
or James McGarrahan 358-0456.
SECRETARIAL/CLERICAL AWARD NOMINATIONS DUE
Friday, February 14 – nomination deadline. Employees classified
as secretaries, clerks, assistants or technicians are eligible.
Submit award nominations to Marian Beverly, Code CP. For details
and forms, see http://www.hq.nasa.gov/hq/hqsec.htm Marian
Beverly, 358-2318.
IT SECURITY AND AWARENESS TRAINING
The new “Basic IT Security 2003” and “IT Security for Managers
2003” training is now online on NASA’s SOLAR site at
https://solar.msfc.nasa.gov/solar/delivery/public/html/newindex.htm
Employees are encouraged to complete this training during FY 03.
Gregory Kerr, HQ IT Security Manager, 358-2218.
CELL PHONE DAY SURVEY
The Exchange Council needs your feedback on the Cell Phone Day
program. Complete the survey at
http://www.hq.nasa.gov/exchange/council/cellsurvey.html
Susan Burch, 358-0550.
