OCFO Job Announcements
No openings this week. To feature an opening in the next Week in Review, use the OCFO Week in Review submissions form.
Reminder: 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:
- Obtain approval in Event Tracker, if applicable. The next Event Tracker training will be April 12, 2 p.m. ET, with additional dates to come.
- Email gsa-oas-travelteam@gsa.gov to verify travel card activation.
- Make reservations and obtain authorization in ConcurGov as early as possible.
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
4/7: Deputy Administrator Katy Kale welcomes employees back to facilities ahead of next week's full reentry
4/5: As part of the Future of Work series, OMA Associate Administrator Bobby Carter shares a short video on entering a GSA facility
Check out the Messages from Leadership page on InSite, where you can find past messages from GSA leaders.
New: Article Club - Continuous Learning
The OCFO Article Club will be meeting Wednesday, April 20, from 12–1 p.m. Eastern to discuss continuous learning. This month's read is the first article in the MIT Sloan Management Review on Continuous Learning, "Who’s Building the Infrastructure for Lifelong Learning?"
Join by Google Meet or by phone at 405-349-3127 (PIN: 405373536).
New Poll: What's Your Alma Mater?
March Madness is over, but we're still in the collegiate spirit. This week we have more of an ask than a poll:
- Share your alma mater (there's nothing wrong with a li'l school pride).
- Let us know whether you'd be willing to help with OCFO's university outreach.
That's it! Respond by Thursday, April 14, then check back the following Friday for the results. To share ideas for future polls, send us an email.
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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.
Innovation in Data Series
The Data Foundation is launching an Innovations in Data Series! The series will highlight innovative approaches that leverage the strategic value of government data and offer insights for improving the national data ecosystem in the United States. Their first briefing looks at the important role data play in improving social care and health. Sign up here to access the briefing and be notified when the next one publishes!
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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 Shonda Brown (BR2F), Jessica Gonzalez (BR2B), LaShawn Boyd-Russell (BR2F), and Laura Alvarez (BR2F)!
Kudos to the RWA Collection Team for reducing the monthly chargeback count by over 50% this past year, from 266 to 134. This outcome was achieved through the team’s hard work and persistence, exceptional customer service to client agencies, and overall knowledge of the RWA processes. The resolution of the chargebacks required a significant amount of research on RWAs, coordination with customers to correct the RWAs in eRETA, and collaboration with USDA to rebill the customers. The team worked with numerous internal and external customers to resolve issues. As a result of the chargebacks being reduced significantly, FM was able to reallocate resources. Well done, team!
Submitted by: Sherilyn Hoffner (BR2F)
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: GSA IT Tech Training
Sign up for these upcoming reentry-related tech training classes.
Tech Tips for Reentry - Do you remember how to reserve a workstation, access your favorite printer, or make an appointment at the IT Insider Live! Store? If not, this class will provide an overview of these and other reentry-related topics
Get the Most from Meet - Google Meet is the standard GSA meeting tool, but are you getting the most out of your virtual meeting experience? Whether you're a meeting host or an attendee, you'll learn something new in this beginner's course!
Getting to Know Google Forms - Curious how that presentation went? Or need to quickly get the pulse of your team in the office and at home? In this introductory Google Forms course, you'll learn easy ways to create surveys, forms, questionnaires and quizzes!
DocuSign - This introductory, instructor-led training consists of a slide presentation, DocuSign sending and signing demonstrations, and Q&A. Any GSA employee is welcome to attend.
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Reminder: 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 13
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