Date: January 4th 2007

Thursday, Jan 4, 2007

NEW HEADQUARTERS TRAVEL OFFICE OPENS Contact: Headquarters Travel Office 358-2301 Starting Jan 3, the new Headquarters travel office will offer traveler support services formerly delivered by the Regional Finance Office (RFO), such as advice about travel policy and help interpreting travel regulations Headquarters travelers can reach the new Headquarters travel office by phone at 358-2301 (or fax at: 358-3561) Please note: The opening of this new Headquarters travel office will not affect other travel services provided by the Business and Administrative Services Office (BASO), CI Travel and the NASA Shared Systems Center Those services remain the same

QUARTERLY FARE SUBSIDY DISTRIBUTION Date/Time/Location: Jan 4, 10 and 11, 10 a m - noon and 1:30 - 3:30 p m , west lobby Contact: Jacquie Morgan 358-1214 Please bring your NASA ID badge If you will be on travel or leave, contact Jacquie Morgan to arrange to pick up subsidies after your return Subsidies picked up after Jan 16 will be prorated for the quarter New participants in the SmartBenefits program will also receive their SmarTrip cards Make up dates: Tuesdays and Thursdays in January, starting Jan 15, 9 - 10 a m and 2 - 3 p m , in Room 4M28

TOASTMASTERS MEETING Date/Time/Location: Thursday, Jan 4, noon, MIC 5-A Contact: Jamiel Commodore 358-0302 The NASA Headquarters Toastmasters Club meets on the first and third Thursday of each month at noon All employees and contractors are invited to attend

ISS EDUCATIONAL DOWNLINK ON NASA TV Date/Time: Friday, Jan 5, 10:10 - 10:30 a m Members of the International Space Station (ISS) Expedition 14 crew will speak to students at the Adler Planetarium in Chicago during an educational downlink event Students from the Columbia Explorers Academy will participate in this conversation with the space station crew

WINTER 2007 PARKING PERMITS ON SALE Contact: Vera Edmunds 358-0106 Civil service personnel planning on renewing parking permits (January Ã‚Â March 2007) should bring payment of $120 to the Colonial Parking office on the P1 level Make checks or money orders payable to Colonial Parking New parking permits must be displayed by Jan 5, 2007

HEADQUARTERS TRAINING CLASSES Equal Employment Opportunity Training for Managers and Supervisors Date/Time/Location: Thursday, Jan 11, 8:30 a m - 1:30 p m , Room 3P50 Contact: Donna Williams 358-3624 For details and to register, visit: https://satern nasa gov

Managing Transition Date/Time/Location: Thursday, Jan 11, 11:30 a m - 1 p m , Room 3P50 Contact: Elizabeth Piper 358-0565 This class will focus on skills for coping with changes in the workplace For details and to register, visit: https://satern nasa gov

Skills Assessment Date/Time/Location: Friday, Jan 12, 11:30 a m - 1 p m , Room 3P50 Contact: Elizabeth Piper 358-0565 This class will help participants assess their strengths and transferable skills in preparation for resume development For details and to register, visit: https://satern nasa gov

Headquarters Security Awareness Training Date: Monday, April 30 (deadline) Contact: Karen Hatzimanolis 358-0198 or Richard Young 358-1107 All Headquarters civil service and contract employees must complete this requirement in SATERN, which includes passing the online security awareness test Access this training online at: https://satern nasa gov

DISCOVER THE HIDDEN POWER OF YOUR MIND Date/Time/Location: Thursday, Jan 11, noon, Room 5H45 Contact: Cherie Zieschang 358-1569 Attend a hands-on demonstration of biofeedback technologies presented by Neuro-Fitness Centers For details, contact Cynde Margritz at 703-824-8733 or cmargritz@mindspring com

UNCLAIMED BICYCLES IN THE HQ GARAGE Contact: Vera Edmunds 358-0106 The Headquarters Facilities and Administrative Services Division recently reconditioned the bicycle cage in the Headquarters garage During the process, three bicycles that were not claimed by their owners were removed and placed in storage until March 1, 2007 If the bicycles are not claimed by this date, they will be disposed of in accordance with federal abandoned property procedures For details, contact Vera Edmunds in Room 1C65

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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