Date: November 30th 2006

Thursday, Nov 30, 2006

BRIEFING: EXPLORATION STRATEGY AND LUNAR ARCHITECTURE Date/Time/Location: Monday, Dec 4, 2 p m , Johnson Space Center NASA Deputy Administrator Shana Dale and senior executives from the Exploration Systems Mission Directorate will host a press conference to announce the agency's global exploration strategy and lunar architecture Scott Horowitz, associate administrator for the Exploration Systems Mission Directorate, and his deputy, Doug Cooke, will participate in the news briefing View the broadcast live on NASA TV and online

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM TRAINING Date/Time/Location: Thursday, Nov 30, 9 a m , MIC 7-A Contact: Mike Green 358-1097 NASA is implementing an environmental management system (EMS) The training will review NASA's environmental policy, environmental issues important to NASA and benefits of improved environmental performance EMS training is also available online on the SATERN site

FLU SHOTS FOR ALL HEADQUARTERS STAFF Date/Time/Location: Tuesday - Thursday, 1 - 3 p m , Health Unit Contact: Beverly Vaughn 358-2600 Flu shots are available to all NASA Headquarters staff (civil service and contractors) on a first-come, first-serve basis, while supplies last No appointment is necessary For details, visit: http://www cdc gov/flu

SCREENING MAMMOGRAMS AVAILABLE Date/Time/Location: Wednesday, Dec 6, 9:30 a m - 3:30 p m , NASA Headquarters Contact: Beverly Vaughn 358-2600 The George Washington University Mammovan will be at NASA Headquarters Dec 6 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

NEW NASA HISTORY PUBLICATION AVAILABLE Contact: NASA History Division 358-0384 "Unconventional, Contrary, and Ugly: The Lunar Landing Research Vehicle" (NASA SP-2006-4535) by Gene J Matranga, C Wayne Ottinger, Calvin R Jarvis, with D Christian Gelzer, is Monograph in Aerospace History #35 The monograph, which includes a foreword by Neil Armstrong, tells the story of how engineers, largely at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, developed a vehicle to touch down on the moon Headquarters employees may pick up free copies in Room CO72

HEADQUARTERS CFCNA DRIVE EXTENDED Date: Friday, Dec 22 (new deadline) Contact: Kim Butler 358-2341 kimberly l butler-1@nasa gov Please give generously to the 2006 Combined Federal Campaign of the National Capital Area (CFCNA) NASA Headquarters is now more than halfway to meeting its pledge goal of $250,000 For information on eligible charities, see the CFCNA catalog or http://www cfcnca org Make your contributions to CFCNA charities via WebTADS For details, contact your office coordinator

NSSC UPDATE - TRAVEL VOUCHER PROCESSING Contact: NSSC Customer Contact Center 1-877-NSSC-123, nssc-contactcenter@nasa gov Due to the shutdown of SAP for the version upgrade, the NASA Shared Services Center (NSSC) accumulated 9,400 travel vouchers as of Nov 23 The NSSC has announced that 7,500 vouchers have been processed in eight working days The NSSC currently has a balance of approximately 1,900 vouchers and is working with Headquarters and the centers to clear the remaining backlog and to ensure all residual vouchers are paid in a timely manner The backlog is expected to be "cleared" by Dec 7

HEADQUARTERS TRAINING CLASSES Adult CPR and AED Training Date/Time/Location: Thursday, Dec 7, 9 a m - noon, Room 3P44 Contact: Sheila Jackson 301-286-2022 or 358-0956 or Serena Rounceville 301-286-8250 This course will be open for self-registration via SATERN until 5 p m EST Tuesday, Dec 5

The Other Side of Retirement Date/Time/Location: Tuesday, Dec 12, 11:30 a m - 1 p m , Room 3P44 Contact: Elizabeth Piper 358-0565 This seminar will examine the emotional and transitional side of retirement Topics include your personal mission during retirement; new work and career options; leisure and personal opportunities Register in SATERN at: https://satern nasa gov

MANDATORY NO FEAR ACT TRAINING Date: Sunday, Dec 17 (deadline) Contact: Craig Cassidy 358-1538 Effective Sept 18, 2006, the Office of Personnel Management is requiring that all federal employees complete No FEAR Act training NASA Headquarters personnel must complete No FEAR Act training by Dec 17 via SATERN at: https://satern nasa gov/elms/learner/login jsp

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
(IEMP) i-View Home Page, https://iview ifmp nasa gov
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
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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