Date: December 7th 2006

Thursday, Dec 7, 2006

STS-116 CREW SCHEDULED FOR LAUNCH Date/Time/Location: Thursday, Dec 7, 9:35 p m , Kennedy Space Center STS-116 Commander Mark Polansky and his six crewmates are scheduled to lift off on the STS-116 mission to continue building the International Space Station During the 12-day mission and three spacewalks, the crew will work closely with flight controllers at Johnson Space Center to install a new segment of the station's girder-like truss and activate the station's permanent, complex power and cooling systems View launch day coverage on NASA TV and online starting at 3:30 p m For mission information, visit: http://www nasa gov/shuttle

MANDATORY ETHICS TRAINING - FINAL SESSION Date/Time/Location: Thursday, Dec 7, 2 p m , MIC 6 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

TOASTMASTERS MEETING Date/Time/Location: Thursday, Dec 7, noon, MIC 5-A Contact: Jamiel Commodore 358-0302 The NASA Headquarters Toastmasters Club meets the first and third Thursday each month at noon All employees are invited to attend

NASA PM CHALLENGE 2007 SPEAKERS ANNOUNCED Contact: Niloo Naderi (301) 286-5694 The speakers and topics for NASA Project Management (PM) Challenge 2007 are now online at: http://pmchallenge gsfc nasa gov The conference will be held Feb 6 - 7, 2007, at the Moody Gardens Hotel and Convention Center in Galveston, Texas To register, visit: http://pmchallenge gsfc nasa gov/registration2007 htm

SENSITIVE INFORMATION AWARENESS PROTECTION TRAINING Contact: Bryan McCall 358-1767 bryan d mccall@nasa gov All NASA Headquarters employees are encouraged to attend Sensitive Information Protection Awareness Training in order to understand their responsibilities to protect personally identifiable information (PII) by applying appropriate safeguards Also, training addresses NASA and federal policies in addition to the consequences for willful mishandling or wrongful disclosure of PII NHQ Forms 261 and 298 will be distributed at the training sessions The training schedule is available at: http://ctc hq nasa gov or call the Computer Training Center at 358-1111

FEDERAL INSURANCE OPEN SEASONS END DEC 11 Contact: Scott Howell 358-1558 A reminder for NASA civil service employees: The insurance open seasons for the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP), Federal Flexible Spending Account Program (FSAFEDS) and Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program (FEDVIP) will end Dec 11 For program information and rates, visit: http://www opm gov/insure Please note: Make FEHB enrollment changes via Employee Express at: https://www employeeexpress gov Enroll in FSAFEDS and FEDVIP programs online The Web links are provided at http://www opm gov/insure and on the Employee Express site

IT EXCHANGE: SKILLSOFT E-LEARNING Date/Time/Location: Wednesday, Dec 13, 1 p m , MIC 5-A Contact: Computer Training Center 358-1111 ctc@hq nasa gov Learn more about NASA Headquarters' new Web-based e-Learning program, SkillSoft During the seminar, see a demonstration and receive a Web-based training account

FLU SHOTS FOR ALL HEADQUARTERS STAFF Date/Time/Location: Tuesday - Thursday, 1 - 3 p m , Health Unit Contact: Beverly Vaughn 358-2600 Flu shots are available to all NASA Headquarters staff (civil service and contractors) on a first-come, first-serve basis, while supplies last No appointment is necessary For details, visit: http://www cdc gov/flu

MANDATORY NO FEAR ACT TRAINING Date: Sunday, Dec 17 (deadline) Contact: Craig Cassidy 358-1538 Effective Sept 18, 2006, the Office of Personnel Management is requiring that all federal employees complete No FEAR Act training NASA Headquarters personnel must complete No FEAR Act training by Dec 17 via SATERN at: https://satern nasa gov/elms/learner/login jsp

DECEMBER HOLIDAY CELEBRATION Date/Time/Location: Tuesday, Dec 19, 11:45 a m - 12:45 p m , west lobby Contact: Debbie Randall 358-1173 All Headquarters employees are invited to this annual reception Join your co-workers for a holiday lunch sponsored by the Exchange Council

GIVE TO THE COMBINED FEDERAL CAMPAIGN Date: Friday, Dec 22 (deadline) Contact: Kim Butler 358-2341 kimberly l butler-1@nasa gov Please give generously to the 2006 Combined Federal Campaign of the National Capital Area (CFCNA) For information on eligible charities, see the CFCNA catalog or http://www cfcnca org Make your contributions to CFCNA charities via WebTADS For details, contact your office coordinator

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
(IEMP) i-View Home Page, https://iview ifmp nasa gov
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
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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