Date: October 3rd 2006

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Tuesday, Oct 3, 2006

SCIENCE UPDATE ON NASA TV Date/Time/Location: Wednesday, Oct 4, 1 p m EDT, auditorium NASA is hosting a science update to discuss the Hubble Space Telescope's discovery of extrasolar planet candidates orbiting a variety of distant stars The news conference will air live on NASA TV For details visit, http://www nasa gov/ntv

OCTOBER IS ENERGY AWARENESS MONTH Contact: Wayne Thalasinos 358-3811 This year's slogan, "Energy independence depends on us Choose wisely Use wisely " reminds us that we can contribute to a stronger America through making energy-conscious decisions in our NASA roles, in transportation and at home Your actions have a ripple effect For steps you can take, please visit http://www energysavers gov or contact Wayne Thalasinos of the Environmental Management Division

WebTADS REOPENS OCT 5 Contact: BASO Support Center 358-IEMP (4367) WebTADS closed for payroll processing and fiscal year-end configuration on Monday, Oct 2 and will reopen on Thursday, Oct 5 Contact the BASO Support Center for more information

QUARTERLY FARE SUBSIDY DISTRIBUTION Date/Time/Location: 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

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 For details, visit: http://www nasa gov/offices/ogc/general_law/ethicstraining html

THE RACHAEL RAY SHOW AND NASA Date/Time: Wednesday, Oct 4, 9 a m , EDT The Rachael Ray Show will include a segment on space food and the STS-116 crew It can be viewed locally in Washington, DC on Fox/WTTG

INFORMATION SESSION FOR HQ MENTORS Date/Time/Location: Tuesday, Oct 10, 10 a m , Room 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 To sign up as a mentor, contact Sherry McAllister

"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

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM TRAINING Date/Time/Location: Oct 18, 1 p m , MIC 5-A; Oct 23, 10 a m , MIC 6-A Contact: Mike Green 358-1097 NASA Headquarters is implementing an environmental management system (EMS) in cooperation with the NASA Centers as required by Executive Order 13148 The training will review NASAÃ‚Â¹s environmental policy, environmental issues important to NASA Headquarters and benefits of improved environmental performance EMS training is also available on the SATERN site at: https://satern nasa gov

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, attend an information session: Tuesday, Oct 3, 3 - 4 p m , or Thursday, Oct 5, 9 -10 a m , in the PRC (9H40) For details and a list of information sessions, contact the BASO Support Center at 358-IEMP (4367) ext 0 or visit: http://baso hq 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
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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