Date: October 5th 2006

Thursday, Oct 5, 2006

MARS ROVER NEWS BRIEFING ON NASA TV Date/Time/Location: Friday, Oct 6, 11 a m EDT, auditorium During this news conference, NASA will present stunning images returned by the agency's "Opportunity" rover from the Victoria crater on Mars The briefing will air live on NASA HQ Channel 31 and on the Web

QUARTERLY FARE SUBSIDY DISTRIBUTION Date/Time/Location: Thursday, Oct 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 Subsidies picked up after Oct 5 will be prorated for the quarter New participants in the SmartBenefits program will receive their SmarTrip cards

CMS DEADLINE FOR HQ SUPERVISORS - OCT 20 Date/Time/Location: Information sessions: Oct 5, Oct 10, or Oct 12, 9 -10 a m , Program Review Center (9H40) 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 For details, attend an information session, 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 This Ã‚Â³lunch and learn" session will be presented by Terri Jones, diabetic nurse educator at Prince George's Hospital This event is open to civil service and contractor employees Registration is required

TOASTMASTERS HUMOROUS SPEECH CONTEST Date/Time/Location: Thursday, Oct 5, noon, MIC 5-A Contact: Jamiel Commodore 358-0302 Headquarters Toastmasters invite you to attend this local Toastmasters competition now scheduled Oct 5 The winners advance to Toastmasters' area contest All employees are invited to attend

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 are required to attend annual ethics training have been notified via e-mail For details and a list of ethics training sessions, visit: http://www nasa gov/offices/ogc/general_law/ethicstraining html

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

NASA HEADQUARTERS SAFETY DAY Date/Time/Location: Thursday, Oct 12,10 a m - 1 p m , west lobby Contact: Darrius Lewis 358-0608 or Barnard Draughn 358-2467 Visit the safety day vendors and pick up safety tokens Bring a picture of a loved one to display on a laminated safety badge

CRASH SAFETY: PAST SUCCESS AND FUTURE CONCEPTS Date/Time/Location: Tuesday, Oct 17, 11 a m - 12:30 p m , auditorium Contact: J D Harrington 358-5241 This Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate technical briefing addresses the history and progress in predicting and improving the crash safety characteristics of vehicles, with particular emphasis on rotary wing aircraft and composite structures The program airs on NASA HQ Channel 36 For details, visit: http://www aerospace nasa gov/crash_safety htm

FINANCIAL PLANNING SEMINARS SCHEDULED Date/Time/Location: Thursday, Oct 19, 9 a m and 1 p m , auditorium Contact: Scott Howell 358-1558 The Human Resources Management Division is sponsoring two seminars: "Understanding Credit and Managing Debt" at 9 a m and "Creating a Spending Plan" at 1 p m

HEALTH INSURANCE AND FEDVIP RATES Contact: Scott Howell 358-1558 Review the Federal Employees Health Benefit Program health insurance rates for 2007 at: http://www opm gov/insure/health/07rates/2007non_postal pdf The rates for the new Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program (FEDVIP) are available at: http://www opm gov/insure/DentalVision/index asp

EXCHANGE COUNCIL OKTOBERFEST - TICKETS AVAILABLE 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

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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