Date: September 28th 2006

Thursday, Sept 28, 2006

CONGRESSIONAL HEARING ON HQ CHANNEL 31 Date/Time: Thursday, Sept 28, 2 p m Contact: Lon Forehand 358-0853 Exploration Systems Mission Directorate Associate Administrator Scott Horowitz will testify before the House Science Committee regarding the GAO Report, "NASA: Long-Term Commitment to and Investment in Space Exploration Program Requires More Knowledge" (GA)-06-817R) The hearing will be broadcast live on NASA TV

NASA TV COVERS THE RETURN OF EXPEDITION 13 Date: Thursday, Sept 28, 9:14 p m EDT (scheduled landing time) The Expedition 13 crew, Pavel Vinogradov and Jeff Williams, and Spaceflight Participant Anousheh Ansari are scheduled to leave the International Space Station in a Soyuz spacecraft and return to Earth NASA TV will air their farewells to the new Expedition 14 crew starting at 2:15 p m and hatch closures at 2:45 p m followed by the Soyuz undocking at 5:53 p m Coverage of the deorbit burn and Soyuz landing begins at 8 p m All times are Eastern For mission information, visit: http://www nasa gov/station

HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH OBSERVANCE Date/Time/Location: Thursday, Sept 28, 11 a m , International Broadcasting Bureau, 330 Independence Ave , SW, Washington, D C Contact: Craig Cassidy 358-1538 This year's ceremony features motivational speaker Dr Samuel Betances The program highlights Betances' insights on the commitment to diversity and workplace issue Government identification is required

QUARTERLY FARE SUBSIDY DISTRIBUTION Date/Time/Location: Sept 28 and Oct 3, 4 and 5, 10 a m - noon and 1:30 - 3:30 p m , west lobby Contact: Denise Hurey 358-2105 Please bring your NASA ID badge If you will be on travel or leave, contact Denise Hurey to arrange to pick up subsidies after your return Subsidies picked up after Oct 5 will be prorated for the quarter New participants in the SmartBenefits program will also receive their SmarTrip cards

WEBTADS CLOSES IN EARLY OCTOBER Contact: BASO Support Center 358-IEMP (4367) WebTADS will be closed for payroll processing and fiscal year-end configuration beginning at 9 a m on Monday, Oct 2 and will reopen on Thursday, Oct 5 Contact the BASO Support Center for more information

IMPORTANT CMS DEADLINE FOR HQ SUPERVISORS Date: Friday, Oct 20 (deadline) Contact: Jody Williams 358-3706 or Luke Weaver 358-1218 Headquarters supervisors are required to validate proficiency levels for their employees in the Competency Management System (CMS) by Oct 20 To learn more about the requirement and how to perform the action, attend an information session: Tuesday, Oct 3, 3 - 4 p m , or Thursday, Oct 5, 9 -10 a m , PRC (9H40) For details and a list of additional information sessions, contact the BASO Support Center at 358-IEMP (4367) ext 0 or visit: http://baso hq nasa gov

"WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT DIABETES" Date/Time/Location: Thursday, Oct 5, 11:30 a m - 12:30 p m , MIC 7 Contact: Health Unit 358-2600 During this "lunch and learn" session, Terri Jones, diabetic nurse educator at Prince George's Hospital, will discuss pre-diabetes, signs and symptoms of diabetes and assisting co-workers in a diabetic crisis This event is open to civil service and contractor employees Registration is required

MANDATORY ETHICS TRAINING SCHEDULED Date/Time/Location: Oct 5, 2:30 p m and Oct 11, 10 a m , auditorium 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 For details, visit: http://www nasa gov/offices/ogc/general_law/ethicstraining html

EXCHANGE COUNCIL OKTOBERFEST - TICKETS ON SALE Date/Time/Location: Wednesday, Oct 18, 11:30 a m - 1 p m , Multipurpose Room (CG46) Contact: Christine Peterson 358-1803 Purchase tickets in the Exchange Store for $6 through Oct 16 The menu includes bratwurst, sauerbraten, sauerkraut, apple strudel and beverages

AT-WORK WEIGHT WATCHERS SESSION Contact: Michael Fritz 358-2386 Plans are under way to form a new Weight Watchers group Four people are needed to participate in a special offer for a 17-week session for $11 53 per week, paid in advance Those interested should contact Michael Fritz at Michael Fritz@nasa gov

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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