Thursday, Sept 14, 2006

FOLLOW STS-115 ON NASA TV AND THE WEB NASA is providing extensive television and Internet coverage of Space Shuttle Atlantis' mission, STS-115 The NASA TV schedule for STS-115 is available at: http://www nasa gov/multimedia/nasatv/mission_schedule html For Web coverage of STS-115, visit: http://www nasa gov/shuttle

NEXT STATION CREW SCHEDULED FOR LAUNCH Date/Time/Location: Monday, Sept 18, 12:09 a m EDT, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan Astronaut Mike Lopez-Alegria, Expedition 14 commander and NASA station science officer, and cosmonaut Mikhail Tyurin, Expedition 14 flight engineer and Soyuz commander, will launch to the International Space Station from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan They, along with Spaceflight Participant Anousheh Ansari, a U S businesswoman who will visit the station for nine days under a commercial agreement with the Russian Federal Space Agency, will launch aboard a Soyuz spacecraft designated TMA-9 NASA TV coverage of Soyuz pre-launch, launch and docking Sept 17-20 will be interspersed with the around-the-clock live broadcast of STS-115 mission coverage For mission information, visit: http://www nasa gov/station

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, contact the BASO Support Center at 358-IEMP (4367) or visit the BASO Web site at: http://baso hq nasa gov

FY 2006 YEAR-END CLOSE DATES FOR TRAVEL MANAGER Contact: BASO Support Center 358-IEMP (4367) In order for travel to be paid before the end of the fiscal year, vouchers must be approved by managers and routed to the NASA Shared Services Center (NSSC) no later than Sept 20, 2006 If you don't have your travel authorization in by Sept 20, any FY 2006 funding that is expiring for travel may be lost Your travel authorization must be approved by managers and received in the Regional Finance Office (RFO) For further information, visit the BASO Web site at: http://baso hq nasa gov

END-OF-YEAR SUPPLY REQUESTS FOR HQ Date/Time: Thursday, Sept 21, noon (deadline) Contact: Terry Lewis 358-0196 or Beth Booker (301) 286-9594 Due to end of fiscal year closeout, the Advanced Materials Management System (AMMS) will be shut down Thursday, Sept 21 through Monday, Oct 2 All orders for stores stock materials/office supplies must be received by noon Sept 21 Please submit office supply orders that require AMMS processing to Terry Lewis in Room 1O41 by the deadline

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

HEADQUARTERS TRAINING FOR SUPERVISORS NASA HQ New Supervisor Training: Meeting Learners Where They Are! Date/Time/Location: Oct 2 - 6, 8:30 a m - 4:30 p m , Room 3P44 Contact: Donna Williams (301) 286-5834 or 358-3624 This five-day pilot program provides new supervisors with supervisory and management training as required by NASA Policy Directive 3410 2E Training will be provided by the Office of Personnel Management and Headquarters staff who developed the program For course information and registration, visit: https://satern nasa gov

INFORMATION SESSION FOR HQ MENTORS Date/Time/Location: Tuesday, Oct 10, 10 a m , Rm 3P44 Contact: Sherry McAllister 358-1633 Employees at the GS-14 through Senior Executive Service level are needed to serve as mentors in the NASA Headquarters Multidimensional Mentoring Program To learn about the program, attend an information session Oct 10 For details, visit http://www hq nasa gov/office/codec/cc/Pages/mentoring htm To sign up as a Headquarters mentor, log on to: http://www mentoringconnection com (Click on the ³SIGN UP HERE² button under ³MEMBER LOGIN² and enter the Group ID, ³NASAHQ2006² )

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)
• Exchange Store: http://www hq nasa gov/exchange

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