Date: July 5th 2006

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Thursday, July 6, 2006

STS-121 MISSION COVERAGE ON NASA TV The Space Shuttle Discovery's STS-121 crew launched from the Kennedy Space Center on July 4 View coverage of their 12-day mission on NASA TV (NASA HQ Channel 36) and online For mission information and a NASA TV schedule, visit: http://www nasa gov/shuttle

MANDATORY FY 2006 IT SECURITY TRAINING Date/Time/Location: Thursday, July 6, 9:15 a m , MIC 6; Tuesday, July 11, 9:15 a m , MIC 5 Contact: Greg Kerr 358-2218 All NASA Headquarters civil service and contractor employees must complete Information Technology Security training by July 31 in a classroom session or online at https://satern nasa gov For details, visit: http://www hq nasa gov/office/codec/codeci/security/Training/awarenes htm

QUARTERLY FARE SUBSIDY DISTRIBUTION Date/Time/Location: Thursday, July 6, 10 a m - noon, Rm 4V11 Contact: Laverne Randolph 358-1809 laverne f randolph@nasa gov Please bring your NASA ID badge If you will be on travel or leave, call to arrange to pick up subsidies after your return Subsidies picked up after July 7 will be prorated for the quarter New participants in the SmartBenefits program will also receive their SmarTrip cards For details, contact Angela Thompson, 358-2096

TOASTMASTERS MEETING Date/Time/Location: Thursday, July 6, noon - 1 p m , MIC 3-A Contact: Jamiel Commodore 358-0302 All employees are invited to attend

SATERN DEMONSTRATIONS: COURSE REGISTRATION Date/Time/Location: Tuesday, July 11, 10 a m - noon, MIC 3-A; Wednesday, July 13, 10 a m - noon, MIC 6-A Contact: Sheila Jackson (301) 286-2022 Attend a demonstration and learn more about SATERN, the single source for on-line training and on and off-site course registration

IT SECURITY: SECURING YOUR HOME COMPUTER Date/Time/Location: Wednesday, July 12, 11:30 a m - 1 p m , MIC 6-A Contact: Steven Adair (202) 552-2731 This IT Exchange will explain how you can keep your computer safe; use and secure wireless Internet; protect against spam, viruses, trojans, worms and phishing attacks The presentation is also available via WebEx and teleconference For details, contact Adair

SCREENING MAMMOGRAMS AVAILABLE Contact: Health Unit, 358-2600 The George Washington University Mammovan will be at NASA Headquarters on July 13 Eligible headquarters civil service employees must call (202) 741-3252 to schedule an appointment For details, visit: http://www hq nasa gov/hq/mammograms htm

EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE - SUPERVISOR BRIEFING Date/Time/Location: Thursday, July 13, noon - 1 p m , MIC 5-A Contact: Cherie Zieschang 358-1569 This briefing will explain how the Employee Assistance Program can help supervisors and managers handle everyday people problems more effectively The presenter, Jan Buxton, M S , L C P C , is a counselor with COPE, Inc , the headquarters service provider Registration is required Call (202) 628-5100 to register

NASA DAY AT KINGS DOMINION Date/Time/Location: Saturday, July 15, Paramount Kings Dominion, Doswell, Va NASA Day is open to Headquarters, Langley Research Center, Wallops Flight Facility and Goddard Space Flight Center employees, their families, and friends Admission includes lunch Purchase tickets in the Exchange Store Prices: $36 for adults and $31 for youth (ages 3-12) Children under age 3 are free

HEADQUARTERS TRAINING CLASSES Dale Carnegie TrainingÃ‚Â¹s Leadership Advantage Date/Time/Location: July 25 - 27, 8 a m - 5 p m , Holiday Inn on the Hill, 415 New Jersey Avenue, NW, Washington, D C Contact: Denise Workman (301) 286-0033

Adult CPR and AED Standard First Aid Date/Time/Location: July 26, 9 a m - 2 p m , Room 3P50 Contact: Sheila Jackson (301) 286-2022

AGENCY TRAINING CLASS Exploration Systems and Operations (VMS 210 #7) Date/Location: Aug 14 -18, NASA Headquarters Contact: Sheila Jackson (301) 286-2022 This five-day workshop focuses on creating a phased, conceptual design for complete Earth-orbiting, lunar and Mars manned missions To register, fax an APPEL/NET nomination form to Sheila Jackson on (301) 286-0845

FREQUENTLY REQUESTED LINKS

NASA Home Page: http://www nasa gov
Inside NASA: http://www insidenasa nasa gov
NASA FY 2007 Budget and Planning Documents: http://www nasa gov/budget
Return to Flight: http://www nasa gov/returntoflight/main/index html
NASA Missions: http://www nasa gov/missions/timeline/current/current_missions html
Executive Biographies: http://www nasa gov/about/highlights/biographies_index html
Educator Astronaut Program: http://edspace nasa gov
Office of the Chief Financial Officer (CFO): http://www hq nasa gov/cfo/internal
Financial Management Requirements: http://www hq nasa gov/cfo/internal/fmr
Office of Diversity and Equal Opportunity: http://www hq nasa gov/office/codee
NASA Family Assistance Fund: http://www nasa gov/about/highlights/AN_FAF html
Full Cost Initiative: http://www hq nasa gov/fullcost
NASA History Home Page: http://history nasa gov
Widely Attended Gatherings (WAGs): http://www nasa gov/offices/ogc/wag_collection/waglog05 html http://www nasa gov/offices/ogc/wag_collection/waglog05 html
NODIS Document Library: http://nodis3 gsfc nasa gov
NODIS Document Mgt System: http://nodis-dms gsfc nasa gov/dms/dms cfm (NASA Only)
HQ e-Directory: https://polaris hq nasa gov/HQeD (NASA HQ Only)
Directory of HQ Service Contacts: http://www hq nasa gov/office/codec/service-contacts doc
Job Opportunities: http://www nasajobs nasa gov
Training: http://ohr gsfc nasa gov/DevGuide/Hq/hqtrngopps htm
Safety: http://www hq nasa gov/hq/safety htm
NASA OIG: http://www hq nasa gov/office/oig/hq
VoTS: http://www nisn nasa gov/vots
ViTS (Video Teleconferencing Service) : https://intranet hq nasa gov/vits
Computer Training: http://ctc hq nasa gov
IT Security: http://www hq nasa gov/office/codec/codeci/security/security htm (NASA HQ ONLY)
IT Notices: http://www hq nasa gov/office/codec/codeci/whatsnew/itnote htm
Exchange Store: http://www hq nasa gov/exchange

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