OCFO Job Announcements
No job announcements this week. To feature an opening in next week's Week in Review, use the OCFO Week in Review submissions form.
New: Health Benefits Open Season Begins November 8
A Virtual Benefits Fair will take place November 8–December 13. Register now to get access to plan information and brochures, visit carrier booths, watch videos, and participate in educational webinars when the fair opens on November 8.
Live Q&A
To learn more about individual plans, visit the Virtual Benefits Fair during any one of the four live carrier chat days (Nov. 12, Nov. 19, Dec. 1, or Dec. 8) taking place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., EST.
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New: October 19 DEIA Dialogues Session
Are you looking for an opportunity to discuss diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility topics in a comfortable and accepting environment? Join OCR and OHRM on October 19 at 1:30 p.m. ET, for the third session of DEIA Dialogues. The session will discuss the act of “covering,” a strategy people use to minimize stereotyped or stigmatized parts of their identity in an effort to reduce the potential negative effects of bias.
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New: Turn Those Shout Outs into a Q4 2021 Customer Experience Award!
GSA's Office of Customer Experience is accepting nominations for the quarterly Customer Experience (CX) Award. GSA’s Chief Customer Officer presents this award to an individual or team who provided outstanding customer experience.
Any GSA employee working with internal and/or external customers is eligible for a CX Award (excluding the Office of Customer Experience). If you know of an individual or a team that is making a difference and enhancing the experience of GSA customers, please let us hear about their work!
Submit your Customer Experience Award nominations by October 15. See OCE's page on GSA InSite for more information and to read about previous CX Award winners.
Reminder: Annual Ethics Training Due November 15
Annual Ethics Training (11/15)
Having trouble accessing the training through the link above? Courses can also be found on your Online University home page to-do list. For technical assistance, use the Online University 24x7 Live Support chat.
Reminder: 2021 Combined Federal Campaign Volunteers Needed
The Office of Customer Experience is looking for volunteers — called keyworkers — to help with this year's Combined Federal Campaign.
You don’t have to be a long-time employee, past donor, or even know what the CFC is to serve in the keyworker role. Training committees will provide all of the resources and materials you need to help your colleagues raise critical funds for the more than 5,000 charities participating in the 2021 campaign.
If you’re interested in learning more about this opportunity, reach out to lynette.tillery@gsa.gov, GSA’s 2021 CFC manager, for more information.
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Reminder: October Article Club - Efficiency and Productivity
The OCFO Article Club will be meeting on Wednesday, October 27 from 12–1 p.m. Eastern to discuss efficiency and productivity.
Join by Google Meet at meet.google.com/ouq-inve-oph or by phone at 347-797-1990 PIN: 471 721 682#.
Reminder: Faces of OCFO - Share Your Favorite Chili Recipe!
As a reminder, we're doing a round-up of chili recipes. If you have one you'd like to share (and you don't mind being featured in the next Faces of OCFO), fill out this Google Form by next Friday, October 22. All chilis are welcome (yes, even the ones with beans), so share your recipe today!
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Welcome to the OCFO Analytics Corner! Each week, the Analytics Community of Practice (A-CoP) team will be sharing events, training, resources, and more. Complete this Google Form to receive more information about the A-CoP or to get involved.
Are You Still Thinking Critically?
Have you taken a look at the OCFO’s Critical Thinking Crib Sheet lately? Designed to assist when team issues arise and problems need to be solved, the crib sheet takes the reader through a series of stages that guide teams from problem to solution while keeping critical thinking at the forefront.
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Every week we will feature OCFO colleagues who have been recognized by their peers for their great work and character. This is a quick, easy, and fun way to acknowledge and thank one another. To recognize one (or more) of your peers in next week's Week in Review, use the OCFO Shout Outs Google Form. |
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Shout out to Mike Stroud (BGP) and Lynnie Wu (BGP)!
Year end is always an interesting time and when things don't go as planned the cavalry needs to be called in. Mike Stroud, Lynnie Wu, and many others in BG played an instrumental role in fixing mistakes done the last day of the year. They helped ensure Zone 3 did not lose a large chunk of FY21 money. Their time and effort will not be forgotten. Thank you, Mike and Lynnie!
Submitted by: Tamira Mitchell (BR3F)
Shout out to Will Spelker (BIC)!
Will helped create a report for our office which has saved us countless hours identifying a unique set of RWAs for review that typically we could not isolate quickly. His efforts have helped us improve financial management and contributed to the success of our office. This isn't the first report Will has helped us with, and we appreciate his skill and dedication.
Submitted by: Scott Wheeler (BGP)
Shout out to Monica Cush, Carolina Morgan, Sandy Braudaway, Michelle Lofton-Foster, Stephanie Taylor-Richardson, Angela Cizek (all BGF)!
Thank you to the BGF "FAS cash" team on your exceptional efforts, especially at fiscal year end, which resulted in historic low amounts of FAS chargebacks and delinquencies. Your dedication and perseverance in resolving these client billing issues is very much appreciated. Thank you!
Submitted by: Dennis McNamara (BGF)
Update: Save the Date - Fall 2021 Budget Line of Business Virtual Forum
The fall 2021 virtual Budget LoB Forum is scheduled for October 25–28, 2021 and registration is now open! Check out the individual registration pages below and sign-up today (MAX.gov login required):
Join your fellow budgeteers for a Virtual Networking session every day of the Virtual Forum from 12:00–12:45 p.m. Eastern. Drop in anytime to chat with your colleagues through Wonder.Me. View more information on the daily registration pages: October 25, October 26, October 27, and October 28.
If special accommodations are necessary for you to attend the Forum, please send an e-mail to BudgetLoB@ed.gov today, October 15. Please specify your particular need in the e-mail.
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Update: Registration Open for the Joint Financial Management Improvement Program
The Joint Financial Management Improvement Program (JFMIP) will hold a JFMIPVirtualsm webinar on November 17, 2021, from 12:00–4:45pm.
This event will provide up to 3.5 NASBA CPE credits and will be offered free of charge. JFMIP provides a forum for those in the federal financial management community to learn about current issues, exchange knowledge, and share experiences in improving financial management operations and policies.
To register, visit https://cvent.me/OmBYzz. Registration will close on Friday, November 12.
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Reminder: Business Intelligence Tours FY 2022
You asked for it, and now it is here — BI Tours FY 2022! The OCFO Data Delivery and Management Division is offering a series of training courses centered on financial data, coding, and business intelligence. You can preview the course agendas and register using the latest addition to the OCFO Training and Resource Library: our virtual training calendar. In addition to all the great course materials and on-demand videos that already exist in the resource catalog, you will now have an opportunity to take virtual courses on a variety of topics. We are announcing our first six courses:
We tried to offer a variety of courses. Some are for beginners, while others are for those with some experience. Courses run from 15 to 90 minutes, depending on the topic. While most are instructor-led classes, the Filtering in 15 will be a hands-on course where users will follow along with the instructor (that is why the course is limited to 25 attendees, but we are offering 2 different sessions).
Depending on the turnout for these events and the feedback, we will then offer new and some repeat courses during the second half of FY 2022. Of course, we will post the videos from each event in our resource catalog upon course completion.
It’s autumn, the leaves are turning bright colors, and the kids are back in school. Why not join them and sign up for a course? You will receive credit within OLU and, while it does not make a good stocking stuffer, it does make a nice addition to your IDP!
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