OCFO Week in Review: Week of January 10–14, 2022

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Announcements

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OCFO Job Announcements

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.

GSA Starmark

Correction: Telework Coding Changes

Last week, we announced changes to how you should code telework on your timesheets. However, this guidance was unclear. To clarify, effective January 4, if you report to a facility, you should submit time as you normally would when working from an office. Employees who were previously using emergency telework code (090) on timesheets should begin using situational telework code (091).

Be on the lookout in late January for more information on coding your timesheets.

Contact your servicing HR specialist if you have any questions. 

ICYMI: This Week's Messages from GSA Leadership

1/12: Administrator Carnahan shares how we can honor the legacy of Dr. King

1/10: The deputy administrator provides an update on GSA's delayed full reentry

1/10: Deputy Administrator Katy Kale highlights the last week of this year's Combined Federal Campaign

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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Poll Results: New Year's Resolutions!

Last week, we asked you to share your new year's resolutions and you didn't disappoint. Here are the top five OCFO resolutions:

5. Don't make any resolutions
4. Be a better listener
3. Read more books
2. Organize and declutter
1. Lose weight

Thanks so much for participating in the first Week in Review poll of 2022. To share ideas for future pollssend us an email. Check back next week for another one!

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. 

AI

Buying Artificial Intelligence

Are you interested in learning more about how to buy and use Artificial Intelligence in the government space? The IT Acquisition University has you covered! They are offering an Artificial Intelligence in Federal Procurement training session that covers GSA’s Artificial Intelligence journey. Tune in to some cool insights and instructions on ways we could leverage AI to improve job performance while teaching how emerging technologies can be used as a source for future good.

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.

shout outs

No shout outs this week. To recognize one (or more) of your peers in the next Week in Review, use the OCFO Shout Outs Google Form.

Trainings & Resources

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New: Training Opportunities from the Office of Civil Rights

Civil Treatment for Employees: This training explores how we can create an inclusive work environment by building trust and showing mutual respect despite our personal differences.
January 18 or 20 | February 8, 10, 16, 22 or 23 | March 3, 8, 15 or 24

A Glimpse of Civil Rights: During this training, participants will gain a basic understanding of what EEO is and how the federal EEO complaint process works.
March 10

Identifying and Interrupting Unconscious Bias:  This enlightening training uses research to help participants recognize unconscious biases and provides strategies for mitigating their effects.
February 24 | March 23

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New: GSA-wide Communities of Practice

The Customer Experience Community of Practice will be hosting a change management session on January 18 at 2 p.m. Eastern. Sign up for the GSA CX CoP Google Group to join.

GSA's Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Community of Practice will host its kick-off meeting on January 26 at 1 p.m. Eastern. Register through Zoom to attend.

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New: Tech Talk - Tech Tips for Reentry

It’s been a while since you’ve been physically in the office.

Do you remember how to reserve a workstation? How to access your favorite printer? Do you know how to make an appointment at the IT Insider Live! Store?

Get answers to these and other reentry-related tech questions at GSA IT's next Tech Talk on January 20.

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Reminder: Upcoming Budget LoB Trainings & Workgroups

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.