Date: October 24th 2006

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Tuesday, Oct 24, 2006

STS-115 CREW PRESENTATION FOR HQ EMPLOYEES Date/Time/Location: Tuesday, Oct 24, 9 a m , auditorium Contact: Joanna Adamus 358-1716 NASA Headquarters employees and their families are invited to join the crew of the STS-115 mission for a special post-flight presentation on Oct 24 During the program, the crew will share highlights of their mission to the International Space Station in September

NASA BLOOD DRIVE Date/Time/Location: Thursday, Oct 26, 7:30 a m - 1 p m , MIC 6 Contact: Beverly Vaughn 358-2600 NASA civil service and contractor employees are invited to participate To donate, schedule an appointment with your office coordinator Refreshments will be served For information for blood donors, visit: http://www givelife2 org/donor/tips asp

NASA EMPLOYEES APPLYING FOR HQ/AGENCY VANCANCIES Contact: Shon Speir 358-2127 Vacancies that are advertised for NASA employees only are not accessible from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Web site's USAJobs main page for vacancy listings You may access NASA-only vacancy announcements via the NASA Jobs vacancy listings at the following link: http://jobsearch usajobs opm gov/a9nasai asp

2006-2007 SEASONAL FLU SHOTS Date/Time/Location: Monday - Friday, Oct 23 - Nov 3, 1 - 3 p m ; Tuesday - Thursday, Nov 7 - 20, 1 - 3 p m , Health Unit Contact: Beverly Vaughn 358-2600 The NASA Headquarters Health Unit conducts an influenza campaign, annually Flu shots will be available to NASA civil service employees starting Monday, Oct 23 on a first-come, first-serve basis, while supplies last No appointment is necessary For details, visit: http://www cdc gov/flu

THE NASA SAFETY REPORTING SYSTEM Contact: Eric Raynor 202-358-4738 This is a reminder that the NASA Safety Reporting System (NSRS) is available to the NASA workforce to report safety concerns At NASA Headquarters, paper forms are available in the NSRS displays near the vending machines on each floor and in the west lobby An electronic version of the form is available on the NSRS Web site at http://www hq nasa gov/nsrs NSRS report forms should be mailed to: NSRS, PO Box 5826, Bethesda, MD 20824-9913

STEREO LAUNCH ON NASA TV Date/Time/Location: Wednesday, Oct 25, 8:38 - 8:53 p m EDT, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station The Solar TErrestrial RElations Observatory (STEREO) is set to fly into orbit aboard a Boeing Delta II rocket and is the third mission in NASA's Solar Terrestrial Probes program (STP) that will provide a 3-D view of the sun During this two-year mission, the two nearly identical observatories will dramatically improve understanding of the powerful solar eruptions that can send more than a billion tons of the sun's outer atmosphere hurtling into space These eruptions, which are hazardous to scientific spacecraft and astronauts, can disrupt satellites, radio communications and power systems Watch live on NASA TV or visit, http://www nasa gov/mission_pages/stereo/main/index html

NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER UPDATE Contact: NSSC Customer Contact Center 1-877-NSSC123 The NASA Shared Services Center (NSSC) will be responsible for award, administration and close-out of new Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) contracts Existing SBIR/STTR contracts or follow-on contracts will not be the NSSCÃ‚Â¹s responsibility The NSSC will also be responsible for processing contractor invoices On March 1, 2008, the NSSC will begin processing invoices for NASA Headquarters For details, visit: http://www nssc nasa gov/customerservice/pro/sbir_sttr/sbir_sttr/index htm

COMBINED FEDERAL CAMPAIGN KICK-OFF Date: Wednesday, Nov 1 Contact: Kim Butler 358-2341 The Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) is an important way for federal employees to support thousands of worthy charities NASA Headquarters employees can make their charitable contributions to CFC charities via WebTADS beginning Oct 18 The training for key workers will be held on Wednesday, Oct 25 in MIC 6-A at 11 a m For details, contact Kim Butler at kimberly l butler-1@nasa gov

LOOKING FOR SAP VERSION UPDATE INFORMATION? Contact: BASO Support Center 358-IEMP (4367) The SAP Version Update (SVU) go-live date is Nov 13, 2006 Visit the Headquarters SVU Web page to learn about 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

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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