Date: September 26th 2006

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Tuesday, Sept 26, 2006

NASA ADMINISTRATOR MICHAEL GRIFFIN VISITS CHINA Date: Sept 23-28 NASA Administrator Michael Griffin is on a trip to China, marking the first time a NASA administrator visits the country Griffin is making this visit at the invitation of Sun Laiyan, administrator of the China National Space Administration The trip includes stops in Beijing and Shanghai, during which he will tour a number of aerospace facilities For details, visit: http://www nasa gov/about/highlights/griffin_china html

CONGRESSIONAL HEARING ON NASA HQ CHANNEL 36 Date/Time: Thursday, September 28, 10 a m Contact: Lon Forehand 358-0853 Exploration Systems Mission Directorate Associate Administrator, Scott Horowitz, will testify before the House Science Committee regarding the GAO Report, "NASA: Long-Term Commitment to and Investment in Space Exploration Program Requires More Knowledge "

QUARTERLY FARE SUBSIDY DISTRIBUTION Date/Time/Location: Sept 26, 27, 28 and Oct 3, 4 and 5, 10 a m - noon and 1:30 - 3:30 p m , west lobby Contact: Denise Hurey 358-2105 Please bring your NASA ID badge If you will be on travel or leave, contact Denise Hurey at 358-2105 to arrange to pick up subsidies after your return Subsidies picked up after Oct 5 will be prorated for the quarter New participants in the SmartBenefits program will also receive their SmarTrip cards

NEXTFEST TICKETS AVAILABLE Contact: Wanda Dockery 358-3755 A limited number of free tickets to NextFest are available to employees on a first-come, first-serve basis The event is being held at the Javits Convention Center in New York City, Sept 28 - Oct 1 NASA activities at NextFest include an Exploration Pavillion featuring the Orion mockup, a fully operational robonaut on the Centaur base, a water filtration unit used on the space station modified to filter water for villagers in Iraq, a voice-activated assistant and more STS-121 crew members will also be in attendance

LOOKING FOR SAP VERSION UPDATE INFORMATION? Contact: BASO Support Center 358-IEMP (4367) Visit the Headquarters SAP Version Update (SVU) Web page made available by the Business and Administrative Systems Office (BASO) The site includes important SVU milestones, overview information, articles and points of contact (also known as Headquarters organizational leads) To visit the Web page, go to: http://baso hq nasa gov/svu htm

MANDATORY ETHICS TRAINING SCHEDULED Date/Time/Location: Sept 27, 2 p m ; Oct 5, 2:30 p m ; and Oct 11, 10 a m , auditorium Contact: Ethics Team 358-2465 Employees who file a Public Financial Disclosure Report (SF 278) and Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE 450) and Interagency Personnel Act (IPA) and Schedule C employees are required to take ethics training every year NEX employees who file a form are also required to attend These employees have been notified via e-mail For details, visit: http://www nasa gov/offices/ogc/general_law/ethicstraining html

HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH OBSERVANCE Date/Time/Location: Thursday, Sept 28, 11 a m , International Broadcasting Bureau, 330 Independence Ave , SW, Washington, D C Contact: Craig Cassidy 358-1538 The ceremony features inspirational and motivational speaker Dr Samuel Betances The program highlights Betances' insights on the commitment to diversity and workplace issues Government identification is required

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT DIABETES Date/Time/Location: Thursday, Oct 5, 11:30 a m Ã‚Â¬ 12:30 p m , MIC 7 Contact: Health Unit 358-2600 During this lunch and learn session, Terri Jones, diabetic nurse educator at Prince George's Hospital, will discuss pre-diabetes, signs and symptoms of diabetes and assisting co-workers experiencing a diabetic crisis This event is open to civil service and contractor employees Registration is required

INFORMATION SESSION FOR HQ MENTORS Date/Time/Location: Tuesday, Oct 10, 10 a m , Rm 3P44 Contact: Sherry McAllister 358-1633 Employees at the GS-14 through Senior Executive Service level are needed to serve as mentors in the NASA Headquarters Multidimensional Mentoring Program To learn about the program, attend an information session Oct 10

SCREENING MAMMOGRAMS AVAILABLE Date/Time/Location: Tuesday, Oct 31, in front of the Headquarters building Contact: Beverly Vaughn 358-2600 The George Washington University Mammovan will be at NASA Headquarters on Oct 31 NASA Headquarters civil service employees must call (202) 741-3252 to schedule an appointment For details, visit: http://www hq nasa gov/hq/mammograms htm

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
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
ISEM Services: http://www isem hq nasa gov
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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