Date: December 27th 2006

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Wednesday, Dec 27, 2006

QUARTERLY FARE SUBSIDY DISTRIBUTION Date/Time/Location: Dec 27 and 28 and Jan 3, 4, 10 and 11, 10 a m - noon and 1:30 - 3:30 p m , west lobby Contact: Jacquie Morgan 358-1214 Please bring your NASA ID badge If you will be on travel or leave, contact Jacquie Morgan to arrange to pick up subsidies after your return Subsidies picked up after Jan 16 will be prorated for the quarter New participants in the SmartBenefits program will also receive their SmarTrip cards Make up dates: Tuesdays and Thursdays in January, starting Jan 15, 9 -10 a m and 2 - 3 p m , Room 4M28

SENSITIVE INFORMATION AWARENESS PROTECTION TRAINING Date/Time/Location: Dec 27, 10:30 - 11:30 a m , MIC 5-A; and Dec 28 and 29, 10 - 11 a m , MIC 5-A Contact: Bryan McCall 358-1767 bryan d mccall@nasa gov Headquarters employees are encouraged to attend Sensitive Information Protection Awareness training in order to understand their responsibilities to protect personally identifiable information (PII) by applying appropriate safeguards Training also addresses NASA and federal policies and the consequences for willful mishandling or wrongful disclosure of PII NHQ Forms 261 and 298 will be distributed at the training sessions For details, visit: http://ctc hq nasa gov or call the Computer Training Center at 358-1111

HEADQUARTERS SECURITY AWARENESS TRAINING Date: April 30 (deadline) Contact: Karen Hatzimanolis 358-0198 or Richard Young 358-1107 All Headquarters civil service and contractor employees must complete Security Awareness training in SATERN (https://satern nasa gov) and pass the security awareness test included in the training module The course provides an overview of physical, personnel, information and industrial security Please note: Security Awareness training and IT Security training are two separate required training courses

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 This 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

WINTER 2007 PARKING PERMITS NOW ON SALE Date/Location: Dec 12 - Jan 4, Colonial Parking office, P1 level Contact: Vera Edmunds 358-0106 Parking permits for NASA civil service employees are on sale Please bring your payment of $120 to the Colonial Parking office Make payments by check or money order payable to Colonial Parking

SKILLSOFT E-LEARNING IT EXCHANGE Date/Time/Location: Thursday, Dec 28, 1 p m , MIC 5-A Contact: Computer Training Center 358-1111 ctc@hq nasa gov Learn more about NASA Headquarters E-Learning program, SkillSoft Sign up to receive an account during the session

TOASTMASTERS MEETING Date/Time/Location: Thursday, Jan 4, noon, MIC 5-A Contact: Jamiel Commodore 358-0302 Come to a Toastmasters meeting to prepare for your toasts in the new year The NASA Headquarters Toastmasters Club meets on the first and third Thursday of each month at noon All employees and contractors are invited to attend

DISCOVER THE HIDDEN POWER OF YOUR MIND Date/Time/Location: Thursday, Jan 11, noon, Room 5H45 Contact: Cherie Zieschang 358-1569 Attend a hands-on demonstration of biofeedback technologies presented by Neuro-Fitness Centers For details, contact Cynde Margritz at 703-824-8733 or cmargritz@mindspring com

HEADQUARTERS TRAINING CLASS Equal Employment Opportunity Training: Managers/Supervisor Date/Time/Location: Thursday, Jan 11, 2007, 8:30 a m - 1:30 p m , Room 3P50 Contact: Donna Williams 358-3624 For details, log into SATERN on https://satern nasa gov and click on the catalog

FLU SHOTS FOR HEADQUARTERS STAFF Date/Time/Location: Tuesday - Thursday, 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 on a first-come, first-serve basis, while supplies last No appointment is necessary For details, visit: http://www cdc gov/flu

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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