Date: December 5th 2006

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Tuesday, Dec 5, 2006

LAUNCH OF SPACE SHUTTLE DISCOVERY Date/Time/Location: Thursday, Dec 7, 9:35 p m EST, Cape Canaveral, Fla During STS-116, Discovery's crew will rewire the International Space Station, bringing electrical power on line from the solar arrays installed earlier this year Watch the launch on the Web at http://www nasa gov or on NASA Television

FINAL MANDATORY ETHICS TRAINING CLASS Date/Time/Location: Thursday, Dec 7, 2 p m , MIC 6 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 regarding this requirement For details, visit: http://www nasa gov/offices/ogc/general_law/ethicstraining html

IT EXCHANGE: SKILLSOFT E-LEARNING Date/Time/Location: Wednesday, Dec 6, 10:30 a m , MIC 5-A Contact: Computer Training Center 358-1111 ctc@hq nasa gov Learn more about NASA Headquarters' new Web-based e-Learning program, SkillSoft During the seminar, see a demonstration and receive a Web-based training account

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

TOASTMASTERS MEETING Date/Time/Location: Thursday, Dec 7, noon, MIC 5-A Contact: Jamiel Commodore 358-0302 Toastmasters provide the tools that enable employees to become effective communicators The NASA HQ Toastmasters Club meets the first and third Thursday each month at noon All employees are invited to attend Come see what Toastmasters can do for you!

NASA ANNOUNCES SIGNIFICANT FIND ON MARS Date/Time/Location: Wednesday, Dec 6, 1 p m , auditorium NASA is hosting a news briefing to present new science results from the Mars Global Surveyor, which has served the longest and been the most productive of any mission ever sent to the red planet Panelists include: Michael Meyer, Lead Scientist, Mars Exploration Program, NASA Headquarters; Michael Malin,President and Chief Scientist, Malin Space Science Systems, San Diego, Calif; Kenneth Edgett, Scientist, Malin Space Science Systems; Philip Christensen, Professor, Arizona State University, Tempe, Ariz The briefing will air on NASA TV channels 31 & 33, and on the web at http://aquarius hq nasa gov:8080/ramgen/encoder/hq rm

HEADQUARTERS TRAINING CLASS 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 requires that all federal employees complete No FEAR Act training NASA Headquarters personnel must complete the training by Dec 17 via SATERN at: https://satern nasa gov/elms/learner/login jsp

HEADQUARTERS CFCNA DRIVE 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) 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

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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