Date: October 31st 2006

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Tuesday, October 31, 2006

GRIFFIN TO ANNOUNCE HUBBLE MISSION DECISION Date/Time/Location: Tuesday, Oct 31, 10 a m , NASA HQ Channel 31
The administrator will announce the agency's decision on a space shuttle mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope during a meeting with NASA employees at Goddard Space Flight Center Headquarters employees may watch the event on NASA TV in the auditorium The program will air on NASA TV and at: http://aquarius hq nasa gov:8080/ramgen/encoder/hq rm NASA employees will be able to ask questions from Headquarters and participating NASA centers You may also submit questions via e-mail to: nasaupdate@hq nasa gov

IT EXCHANGE: SKILLSOFT e-LEARNING Date/Time/Location: Wednesday, Nov 1, 10 a m , MIC 7-A Contact: Computer Training Center 358-1111 What's In Your Toolbox? Learn more about NASA Headquarters' e-Learning program, SkillSoft SkillSoft provides you with a wide range of flexible learning opportunities so that you can continually add new skills and knowledge to your toolbox

COMBINED FEDERAL CAMPAIGN KICK-OFF 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 year's Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) followed by an awards ceremony recognizing offices that reached their CFC goals during last yearÃ‚Â¹s drive

MANDATORY ETHICS TRAINING Date/Time/Location: Wednesday, Nov 1, 2 p m , MIC 5 Contact: Ethics Team 358-2465 For details and a list of ethics training sessions, visit: http://www nasa gov/offices/ogc/general_law/ethicstraining html

TOASTMASTERS MEETING Date/Time/Location: Thursday, Nov 2, noon - 1 p m , MIC 5-A Contact: Jamiel Commodore 358-0302 Toastmasters offer a proven way to improve your communication skills All employees are invited to attend

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

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

2006-2007 SEASONAL FLU SHOTS Date/Time/Location: Tuesday - Friday, Oct 31 - Nov 3, 1 - 3 p m ; Tuesday - Thursday, Nov 7 - 20, 1 - 3 p m , Health Unit Contact: Beverly Vaughn 358-2600 The NASA Headquarters Health Unit conducts an influenza campaign, annually Flu shots are available to NASA civil service employees on a first-come, first-serve basis, while supplies last No appointment is necessary For details, visit: http://www cdc gov/flu

NASA EMPLOYEES APPLYING FOR HQ/AGENCY VACANCIES Contact: Shon Speir 358-2127 Vacancies that are advertised for NASA employees only are not accessible from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Web site's USAJobs main page for vacancy listings You may access NASA-only vacancy announcements via the NASA Jobs vacancy listings at the following link: http://jobsearch usajobs opm gov/a9nasai asp

HEADQUARTERS TRAINING CLASS The Project Management and Systems Engineering - Part A (PM&SE-a1) Date/Location: Nov 27 - Dec 9, Lansdowne, Va Contact: Sheila Jackson 301-286-2022 or Serena Rounceville 301-286-8250 This course will be open for self-registration via SATERN until 11:59 p m , EST on Friday, Nov 3, 2006

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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