Thursday, Oct 26, 2006

NASA TV AIRS ARRIVAL OF ISS PROGRESS 23 Date/Time: Thursday, Oct 26, 10 a m (NASA TV coverage begins) The Progress 23 spacecraft carrying a new shipment of food, fuel and supplies will dock to the International Space Station (ISS) at 10:28 a m EDT Oct 26 For details, visit: http://www nasa gov/station

NASA BLOOD DRIVE Date/Time/Location: Thursday, Oct 26, 7:30 a m - 1 p m , MIC 6 Contact: Beverly Vaughn 358-2600 NASA civil service and contractor employees are invited to participate

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM TRAINING Date/Time/Location: Monday, Oct 30, 1 p m , MIC 6-A Contact: Mike Green 358-1097 NASA Headquarters is implementing an environmental management system (EMS) in cooperation with all the NASA centers as required by Executive Order 13148 The training will review NASA¹s environmental policy, address environmental issues important to NASA Headquarters and highlight benefits of improved environmental performance EMS training is also available on SATERN

CFC KICK-OFF AND AWARDS CEREMONY Date/Time/Location: Wednesday, Nov 1, 10:30 a m , auditorium Contact: Kim Butler 358-2341 kimberly l butler-1@nasa gov Headquarters employees are invited to attend the kick-off event for this year¹s Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) followed by an awards ceremony recognizing offices that reached their CFC goals during last year¹s drive

AMERICAN INDIAN/ALASKA NATIVE HERITAGE EVENT Date/Time/Location: Wednesday, Nov 1, 10 a m - 12:30 p m , Great Hall, Hubert H Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue, SW Contact: Claudia Silver 358-0936 Former astronaut, John B Herrington, Commander (USN Ret ), will be the keynote speaker for an educational and cultural event in honor of National American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month The multi-agency event also features a cultural drum group presentation The Headquarters Equal Opportunity and Diversity Management Division invites all employees to attend

SATERN TECHNICAL SUPPORT NOW AT NSSC Help Desk Support and Technical Services for SATERN moved to the NASA Shared Services Center (NSSC) effective Oct 1 SATERN Help Desk assistance is now available at 1-877-NSSC123 (1-877-677-2123) or via e-mail at nasa-satern support@nasa gov Monday through Friday, 8 a m - 8 p m EDT Emergency support is available after hours

OPM WARNS OF SCAM Contact: Susan Boggs 358-0574 Employees at the Department of Homeland Security have been contacted by "Bynum Associates" trying to collect personal data and social security number information from federal employees for retirement records Please be aware that Bynum Associates is not under contract with the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) or NASA Never give personal information in response to unsolicited phone calls or e-mails

OCTOBER IS ENERGY AWARENESS MONTH Contact: Wayne Thalasinos 358-3811 This year's slogan is "Energy independence depends on us Choose wisely Use wisely " It reminds us that we can contribute to a stronger America through making energy-conscious decisions in our NASA roles, in transportation and at home For details, visit http://www energysavers gov

SALUTE OUR HEROES VETERANS JOB FAIR/CAREER EXPO Date/Time/Location: Monday, Nov 6, 11 a m - 4 p m , Javits Center, New York, N Y Contact: Shelby Aultman 358-4468 The Headquarters Equal Opportunity and Diversity Management Division is coordinating NASA's participation in this job fair Managers with hiring authority and vacancies are encouraged to join the effort towards hiring our nation's heroes into the NASA family

LOOKING FOR SVU INFORMATION? Contact: BASO Support Center 358-IEMP (4367) The SAP Version Update (SVU) go-live date is Nov 13, 2006 For important SVU milestones, overview information, articles and points of contact visit the Headquarters SVU Web page at: http://baso hq nasa gov/svu htm

MANDATORY NO FEAR ACT TRAINING Date: Sunday, Dec 17 (deadline) Contact: Craig Cassidy 358-1538 NASA Headquarters personnel must complete No FEAR Act training by Dec 17 via SATERN at: https://satern nasa gov/elms/learner/login jsp

APPLYING FOR HQ OR NASA-WIDE VACANCIES Contact: Shon Speir 358-2127 Job vacancies advertised for "NASA employees only" are not accessible from the Office of Personnel Management Web site's USAJobs page for vacancy listings You may access NASA-only vacancy announcements via the NASA Jobs vacancy listings at: http://jobsearch usajobs opm gov/a9nasai asp

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

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