Date: September 13th 2006

Tuesday, Sept 12, 2006

STS-115 COVERAGE ON NASA TV AND THE WEB NASA is providing round-the-clock television and Internet coverage of Space Shuttle Atlantis' mission, STS-115, to the International Space Station NASA TV is featuring live mission events, daily status news conferences and 24-hour commentary NASA Web coverage of STS-115, which includes the latest mission information, interactive features and news conference images, graphics and videos, is available at: http://www nasa gov/shuttle

IMPORTANT CMS DEADLINE FOR HQ EMPLOYEES Date: Friday, Sept 15 (deadline) Contact: Jody Williams 358-3706 or Luke Weaver 358-1218 Headquarters employees are required to update their competencies and select corresponding proficiency levels in the Competency Management System (CMS) by Sept 15 To learn more about this requirement and how the information entered in the CMS will be used, attend an information session: - Thursday, Sept 14, 8 - 9 a m , in the Program Review Center (9H40) For details, contact the BASO Support Center at 358-IEMP (4367) or visit the BASO Web site at: http://baso hq nasa gov

"END OF SUMMER" SOCIAL Date/Time/Location: Wednesday, Sept 13, 12:45 - 1:45 p m , west lobby Contact: Debbie Randall 358-1173 Join the Exchange Council for a social featuring free frozen slushies All employees are invited to attend

NASA PROJECT MANAGEMENT CHALLENGE Date: Friday, Sept 15 (deadline) Contact: Niloo Naderi (301) 286-5694 Niloofar Naderi 1@gsfc nasa gov NASA's Academy of Program/Project and Engineering Leadership has issued a call for speakers for the NASA PM Challenge 2007 This fourth annual project management conference will be held Feb 6 - 7, 2007, at the Moody Gardens Hotel and Convention Center in Galveston, Texas Speaker proposals are due no later than Sept 15 For details, visit: http://pmchallenge gsfc nasa gov

NASA HISTORY CONFERENCE IN SEPTEMBER Date/Location: Sept 19 - 21, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Contact: NASA History Division 358-0384 The NASA History Division is hosting a free conference on the societal impact of spaceflight Early registration is recommended For details, see: http://history nasa gov/socimpactconf/index html

NEW NASA HISTORY PUBLICATION Contact: NASA History Division 358-0384 The NASA History Division's new book, "Rockets and People: Creating a Rocket Industry" (NASA SP-2006-4110, vol II), is the second volume of memoirs by Russian space pioneer Boris Chertok Headquarters employees may pick up free copies in Room CO72

HEADQUARTERS TRAINING CLASS Adult and Infant CPR/AED and Standard First Aid Date/Time/Location: Tuesday, Sept 19, 9 a m - 2 p m , Room 3P50 Contact: Sheila Jackson (301) 286-2022 Sheila M Jackson@nasa gov

BONE DENSITY SCREENINGS Date/Time/Location: Sept 27, Oct 5, Oct 18 and Oct 25, 9 a m - 4 p m , Health Unit Contact: Health Unit 358-2600 The Health Unit will offer free bone density screenings by the American Screening Association to NASA civil service employees To schedule an appointment, call (800) 686-3035 For information on bone health and osteoporosis, visit http://www nof org

FINANCIAL SEMINARS SCHEDULED OCT 19 Contact: Scott Howell 358-1558 The NASA Headquarters Human Resources Management Division invites you to attend two sessions with author and syndicated radio host Mike Schiano of the InCharge Education Foundation:

Understanding Credit and Managing Debt Date/Time/Location: Thursday, Oct 19, 9 a m , auditorium

Creating a Spending Plan Date/Time/Location: Thursday, Oct 19, 1 p m , auditorium

MANDATORY NO FEAR ACT TRAINING Date: Sunday, Dec 17 (deadline) Contact: Craig Cassidy 358-1538 The Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 is known as the No FEAR Act Effective Sept 18, 2006, the Office of Personnel Management is requiring that all federal employees complete No FEAR Act training NASA Headquarters personnel are required to complete the training by Dec 17, 2006 No FEAR Act training is available online 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
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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