OCFO Job Announcements
New! Supervisory Branch Chief (GS-14, 501 series): Office of PBS Financial Services (BR3F). Takoma, WA, San Francisco, CA, or Denver, CO. Closes Thursday, April 7, 2022.
Update! CFO Council Workforce Modernization Executive Steering Committee Volunteer Opportunity (GS-14/15)
The Chief Financial Officers Council is seeking volunteers to help implement several exciting workforce initiatives. Indicate your interest by filling out this form. Want to learn more? Check out the slide deck from the March 29 ad hoc CFOC meeting, which provided an overview of the current initiatives and more details about the volunteer opportunity.
If you have any questions about any of the above, reach out to Dennis Cronyn.
To feature an opening in the next Week in Review, use the OCFO Week in Review submissions form.
New: Updates to GSA's Travel and Event Policy
Effective April 11, 2022, certain restrictions on GSA travel and GSA events will be modified in light of updated guidance from the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention and the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force.
Employees should take the following actions prior to travel:
If you have questions on ConcurGov, send them to cge-access-requests@gsa.gov. Questions about travel cards should be sent to gsa-oas-travelteam@gsa.gov. Event tracker and travel policy questions can be sent to Chester McMillon.
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ICYMI: This Week's Messages from GSA Leadership
3/31: Administrator Carnahan solicits input in GSA's Organizational Culture and Climate Survey, which aims to identify potential improvements that can advance belonging and inclusion for our workforce and build a more connected workplace
3/29: Deputy Associate Administrator Donna Garland shares a message about face coverings as part of the Future of Work video series
3/29: Deputy Administrator Katy Kale encourages participation in the governmentwide pulse survey
3/28: Administrator Robin Carnahan announces GSA's FY23 budget and 5-year strategic plan
Check out the Messages from Leadership page on InSite, where you can find past messages from GSA leaders.
Reminder: Sign Up for Coffee with Mehul
If you haven't already, there's still time to sign up for Coffee with Mehul. During these regularly scheduled small-group sessions, employees across the organization have the opportunity to make introductions, ask questions, and share suggestions with our acting CFO. Interested in participating? Sign up today! Already signed up? Stay tuned for a Google Calendar invite.
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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.
5 Tips to Improve Your Critical Thinking
This animated TED talk provides a five-step process for making more informed decisions through critical thinking.
Don't have 5 minutes? Here's a breakdown:
1. Formulate your question.
2. Gather your information.
3. Apply the information.
4. Consider the implications.
5. Explore other points of view.
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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 the next Week in Review, use the OCFO Shout Outs Google Form. |
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Shout out to Corinne Biancavilla (BR3L)!
Shout out to Corinne for her tremendous support she has provided our office. While on detail to BGI, Corinne helped BGP enter numerous internal control reviews and created instructions for data entry into a new system, Wdesk, which has been a great help to all of us. Her willingness to help out and her positive attitude has been a true benefit to OCFO.
Submitted by: Scott Wheeler (BGP)
GSA will be transitioning Online University to a new platform in May 2022. OHRM and GSA IT will provide updates as the process unfolds. Because of the transition, some mandatory training refresher courses will be delayed. These courses will have due dates of August 31 or October 31.
New: More Sessions of Feedback Matters and Managing Effective Meetings Added!
Feedback Matters: How to Give and Receive Feedback for Success
Do you want to learn how to give and receive feedback effectively? Register for Feedback Matters.
April 14 | April 20 | May 3 | May 12
Managing Effective Meetings: In-Person, Virtual or Hybrid
Do you want to improve your facilitation skills? Register for Managing Effective Meetings and learn tools and techniques for developing and facilitating meetings that achieve results.
April 7 | April 13
Reminder: Continuous Leadership Journey - Continuous Learning
This month’s CLJ provides resources to help you learn more about continuous learning.
Videos
Barriers to Continuous Learning (2 minutes)
Continually Learning (1 minute)
Establishing a Culture of Learning (1 minute)
Course
Gauging Your Leadership Performance (25 minutes)
MIT Sloan Management Review
MIT Sloan Management Review on Continuous Learning (26 pages)
Register for the March 31 facilitated discussion on continuous learning. Joshua Dillon, CLJ Program Manager, and Nicole Haines, a recent graduate of the GSA Facilitator Training Program will facilitate the session, which begins at 2 p.m. Eastern.
Reminder: Register Now for the Intro to Budget Forum
Registration is now open for the first ever Intro to Budget Forum, scheduled for April 4, 5, 6, and 7! Join the Budget LoB for an annual governmentwide conference dedicated to introducing professionals to the budget process. Check out the session descriptions on the Agenda page or view all the RSVPs on the roll-up page to register for sessions of interest.
If special accommodations are necessary for you to attend the Forum, please send an e-mail to BudgetLoB@ed.gov by Friday, March 18. Please specify your particular need in the e-mail.
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