Date: November 2nd 2006

Thursday, Nov 2, 2006

STS-116 BRIEFINGS ON NASA TV Date/Time/Location: Monday, Nov 6, starting at 9 a m , Johnson Space Center NASA will preview the next space shuttle mission during a day-long series of media briefings The briefings will air live on NASA TV and include overviews of the space station and shuttle programs, the mission, spacewalks and a crew news conference Space Shuttle Discovery's 11-day mission, designated STS-116, is targeted for launch no earlier than Dec 7 on a flight to the International Space Station For details, visit: http://www nasa gov/shuttle

SALUTE OUR HEROES VETERANS JOB FAIR/CAREER EXPO Date/Time/Location: Monday, Nov 6, 11 a m - 4 p m , Javits Center, New York, N Y Contact: Shelby Aultman 358-4468 The Headquarters Equal Opportunity and Diversity Management Division is coordinating NASA's participation in this job fair Managers with hiring authority and vacancies are encouraged to join the effort towards hiring our nationÃ‚Â¹s heroes into the NASA family

TOASTMASTERS MEETING Date/Time/Location: Thursday, Nov 2, noon - 1 p m , MIC 5-A Contact: Jamiel Commodore 358-0302 Toastmasters offers a proven way to improve your communication skills All employees are invited to attend and learn about the Toastmasters program

MANDATORY ETHICS TRAINING Date/Time/Location: Thursday, Nov 9, 2 p m , MIC 5 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 For details and a list of ethics training sessions, visit: http://www nasa gov/offices/ogc/general_law/ethicstraining html

2006-2007 SEASONAL FLU SHOTS AVAILABLE Date/Time/Location: Thursday, Nov 2 and Friday, Nov 3, 1 - 3 p m ; Tuesday - Thursday, Nov 7 - 20, 1 - 3 p m , Health Unit Contact: Beverly Vaughn 358-2600 Flu shots are available to NASA civil service employees on a first-come, first-serve basis, while supplies last No appointment is necessary For information, visit: http://www cdc gov/flu

LOOKING FOR SVU 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

SEMINAR: USAJOBS RESUMES Date/Time/Location: Thursday, Nov 16, 11:30 a m - 1 p m , Room 3P44 Contact: Elizabeth Piper 358-0565 Participants will hear strategies and tips on how to construct a USAJOBS resume targeting internal positions The USAJOBS resume builder will be demonstrated, and a representative from the Headquarters Human Resources Management Division will answer questions on the Headquarters recruitment process To register, visit: https://satern nasa gov

HEADQUARTERS TRAINING CLASS The Project Management and Systems Engineering - Part A (PM&SE-a1) Date/Location: Nov 27 - Dec 9, Lansdowne, Va Contact: Sheila Jackson (301) 286-2022 or Serena Rounceville (301) 286-8250 This course will be open for self-registration via SATERN until 11:59 p m , EST on Friday, Nov 3 To access the SATERN site, go to: https://satern nasa gov

MANDATORY NO FEAR ACT TRAINING Date: Sunday, Dec 17 (deadline) Contact: Craig Cassidy 358-1538 NASA Headquarters personnel must complete No FEAR Act training by Dec 17 via SATERN at: https://satern nasa gov/elms/learner/login jsp

2007 HEALTH INSURANCE AND FEDVIP RATES Contact: Scott Howell 358-1558 Employees are encouraged to review the 2007 premiums for their current health insurance plans The rates for 2007 are available at: http://www opm gov/insure/health/07rates/2007non_postal pdf In addition, the rates for the new Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program (FEDVIP) are available at: http://www opm gov/insure/DentalVision/index asp

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
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
Computer Training: http://ctc hq nasa gov
IT Security: http://www hq nasa gov/office/codec/codeci/security/security htm (NASA HQ ONLY)

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