OCFO Week in Review: Week of January 3–7, 2022

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Let’s Toast (and Roast) Our CFO!

Join your OCFO colleagues on Thursday, January 13, at 1 p.m. Eastern for a roast and toast to our departing CFO. 

This farewell will be hosted by our very own chief of staff, Erik Dorman, and live streamed over Google Meet. Attendees are invited to share stories from Gerard’s 7-year tenure. Have a memory you want to share during the event? Complete this Google Form by Wednesday, January 12.

You can also share your well wishes on the Kudoboard set up to collect farewell messages.

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Announcements

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OCFO Job Announcements

New! Budget Analyst (GS-12, 560 series): Office of PBS Financial Services (BR2B). San Francisco, CA/ Lakewood, CO/Washington, DC/Atlanta, GA/Chicago, IL/Kansas City, KS/Boston, MA/New York, NY/Philadelphia, PA/Fort Worth, TX/Auburn, WA. Closes Wednesday, January 19, 2022.

Calling all budget types! Are you looking for a budget analyst job that offers location flexibility within a large, varied, and diverse organization? Check out this opening in the BR-Office of Regional Financial Services Zone 2 Building Operations Division. We hope to begin challenging you soon!

To feature an opening in the next Week in Review, use the OCFO Week in Review submissions form.

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New: Telework Coding Changes

Did you know that, starting Tuesday, January 4, employees who are teleworking should use the situational telework code (091) in place of the emergency telework code (090) on their timesheets? You can find this and other important reentry information in the GSA Telework During Reentry one-pager.

Contact your servicing HR specialist if you have any questions. 

ICYMI: This Week's Messages from GSA Leadership

1/6: Administrator Carnahan reflects on Jan. 6, 2021

1/5: Deputy Administrator Katy Kale announces the departure of our CFO and the appointment of Mehul Parekh as our acting CFO

1/4: The deputy administrator shares results from the first governmentwide Employee Voice pulse survey

1/3: Deputy Administrator Katy Kale provides an update on reentry

Check out the Messages from Leadership page on InSite, where you can find these and other messages from GSA leaders.

OCFO Activities

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New Poll: New Year's Resolutions!

The new year brings with it a chance to embrace change — from minor tweaks to full on renewal. For our first Week in Review poll of 2022, we want to know, What's your new year's resolution?

Respond by Thursday, January 13, to share your resolution. Then check back the following Friday for the results. To share ideas for future pollssend us an email.

OCFO Analytics Corner

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. 

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Data Analytics Training

Start the new year strong by strengthening your data analytics skills. Whether you are a beginner, intermediate, or advanced, the Office of the Chief Data Officer has a variety of recorded training sessions for you! Browse their offerings on Python, MySQL, Pentaho, MicroStrategy, and statistics.

Shout Outs

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 the next Week in Review, use the OCFO Shout Outs Google Form.

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Shout out to LaTanya Benson (BR2R), Lindsay Mead (BR2L), Sherilyn Hoffner (BR2F), Lisa Burd (BR2R) and Cindy Holtzclaw (BR2C)!

A BIG thank you to LaTanya Benson, Lindsay Mead, Sherilyn Hoffner, Lisa Burd, and Cindy Holtzclaw for planning and hosting the Zone 2 Virtual Holiday Party! The team organized fun activities that got everyone involved and full of holiday cheer. In addition to the exciting Emoji Christmas Song Trivia and Holiday "Taboo" games, the zone enjoyed a team scavenger hunt, and an ugly/festive holiday sweater contest. Lots of laughs and a great time was had by all!

Submitted by: Julie Pfohl (BR2)

Shout out to Lara Tedder (BR2C)!

Lara went beyond the call of duty to help me with an issue that a customer and I were having on a PX document. Lara is always willing to help, and I appreciate her. She is an asset to OCFO.

Submitted by: Regina Norvell (BR2B)

Trainings & Resources

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New: Lunch & Learn with GSA's Senior Advisor for Equity

Join Andrea M. O’Neal, GSA’s senior advisor for equity, at an agency-wide virtual session on Wednesday, January 12, at 12:30 p.m. Eastern. Come learn about the guiding principles of diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility (DEIA), hear more from Andrea about the exciting work happening to advance DEIA at GSA, and gain some practical tips for how we all can apply DEIA in our teams and mission.

GSA employees can ask questions during the event. Please email DEIAcopsupport@gsa.gov before or during the event. The event will be hosted through Zoom. Register for the webinar. Closed captioning and live ASL interpreter services will be available.

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Reminder: Upcoming Budget LoB Trainings & Workgroups

January 12: Intro to Excel 2A: Basic Formulas
January 13: Budget Chat: How to Evaluate Complex Budget Proposals
January 20: Intro to Excel 2B: More Formulas
February 2: Intermediate Excel 3A: Preparing Your Data in Excel
February 8: Intermediate Excel 3B: PivotTables
February 17: Intermediate Excel 3C: Visualizing Your Data Through Charts, Graphs, and Customized PivotTables

To sign up, follow the links above and sign in via MAX.gov.