OCFO Job Announcements
New! Opportunity to serve on a detail with the Department of Homeland Security's Volunteer Force
As U.S. Customs and Border Protection continues to encounter large numbers of individuals along our Southwest Border, DHS needs your assistance.
The Volunteer Force is seeking current federal, permanent civilian employees, GS-9 and above to serve on 60-day reimbursable details along the Southwest Border (note: this is not a promotion opportunity). Specifically, DHS needs volunteers to support two critical areas: general support (no special skills needed); and data entry for employees who speak Spanish (IT training will be provided).
Visit USAJOBS for instructions on how to apply to the DHS Volunteer Force. Interested employees must discuss this opportunity with their supervisor and obtain prior approval.
If you have additional questions, please feel free to contact Neil Skidmore at surgecapacityforce@gsa.gov.
To feature an opening in the next Week in Review, use the OCFO Week in Review submissions form.
New: Digital Government Lunch and Learn on April 25
Join Director of Technology Transformation Services Dave Zvenyach and Senior Advisor for Equity Andrea O’Neal on Monday, April 25, from 12:30 -1:30 p.m., ET, at a virtual lunch and learn to discuss GSA’s strategic goal on digital government. Deputy Administrator Katy Kale will provide opening remarks.
Add the event to your calendar.
This is the first in a series of lunch and learn sessions highlighting the goals in the GSA FY22-26 Strategic Plan. Participants will learn how GSA plans to build a digital government that delivers for the public through trusted, accessible and user-centered technologies. This event will be hosted through a streaming link and live captioning will be available.
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New: Finish Incomplete Training in OLU by May 1
GSA's new Online University (OLU) will be launching soon. To ease the transition, it's recommended that you complete any open training courses by May 1.
What records will transfer to the new OLU?
- The last 4 years of your training record history
- Courses completed by May 1 will be immediately accessible (courses completed after May 1 but prior to the system update in late May will transfer but not be immediately available)
- Registrations for future live training courses
What records will not transfer to the new OLU?
- Incomplete courses
- IDPs and SF182s
Use these job aids to save information that won't transfer
- How to print OLU Learning History
- How to print a Certificate of Completion
- How to print an SF182 (pgs. 5-6)
- How to print an IDP
If you have questions, refer to the OLU FAQs or email the team at gsatraining@gsa.gov.
New! Special CFC Solicitation
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is authorizing a special CFC solicitation period that will open the CFC online donation portal from April 18, 2022, through June 30, 2022. This will provide an opportunity for federal employees, members of the military, postal workers, and retirees to create a new gift or an extra gift to support their favorite CFC-participating charities — including those that aim to ease the burden on people in Europe and refugees around the world impacted by the war in Ukraine — online or through the CFC mobile app.
For more information, please see the OPM official announcement. If you have any questions, please email cfc@opm.gov or call (202) 606-2564.
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Reminder: It's Time for Mid-year Reviews
As we reach the mid-way point of the fiscal year, it is time for mid-year performance reviews. Your review provides an excellent opportunity for two-way communication with your supervisor. Use it to assess your performance against expectations and goals described in your performance plan. Take this opportunity to have a productive discussion with your supervisor about your performance and priorities — it is a learning experience and one that will only improve our ability to accomplish the mission.
Please acknowledge your mid-year in HR Links by May 31, 2022. Use this job aid for step-by-step instructions on acknowledging your mid year progress review in HR Links.
For more performance management training and resources, check out this Google Doc.
You can also reach out to your servicing HR office for more help.
ICYMI: This Week's Messages from GSA Leadership
4/21: Administrator Robin Carnahan shares a recap of her very busy April
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.
IT Spending Data!
GSA's very own OGP has launched an updated version of the federal IT dashboard — the place to go to track federal spending on IT. The modernized system collects and displays agency IT cost and management data, including IT cost, schedule, and contract data received from agencies through their internal capital planning and investment control tools. Curious about how GSA has been spending our IT dollars? Go check out the dashboard!
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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 Josslyn Ideghe (BGP)!
Great job for providing excellent customer service to PBS' Bureau of Land Management and helping them resolve concerns with the financial system! A great example of the support we strive to provide to PBS!
Submitted by: Stefanie Crane (BGP)
Shout out to Sidi Ndiaye (CSDE1) and Jeffery Bowman (BGI)!
Shout out to Sidi Ndiaye and Jeffery Bowman, who volunteered to assist BGP with the testing of disaster funds in order to to help identify the risk of improper payments. Their willingness to help our office greatly contributed to a successful effort and the timely completion of this important test work in support of the Payment Integrity Act.
Submitted by: Scott Wheeler (BGP)
Shout out to Tamira Mitchell (BR3F)!
Zone 1 would like to thank and recognize Tamira Mitchell for helping us with Pegasys. She helped train some employees new to Pegasys, answered our questions when we came across issues we couldn't fix, and recorded Pegasys data entry videos in support of our upcoming automation project. Thank you!
Submitted by: Alicia Saucedo (BR1)
Shout out to Sherilyn Hoffner (BR2F) and Sophie Johnston (BR2F)!
Zone 1 is sending a shout out to Sherilyn Hoffner and Sophie Johnston in Zone 2 for providing accounts payable training to our FM division and assisting with tracking and following up on aged invoices. We really appreciate their help. They were kind enough to assist without question and provide the support, expertise and guidance needed to get us back on track. Thank you both, tremendously!
Submitted by: Alicia Saucedo (BR1)
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.
Reminder: Register Now for the Budget Line of Business Spring Forum
The spring Budget Line of Business virtual forum will be held from Monday, May 2, to Thursday May 5, 2022. Session registration pages are now open!
The Budget LoB Forum is a semi-annual conference dedicated to bringing together budget professionals and others interested in the work and products of the Budget LoB, with a focus on growing your individual skills and making your organization more efficient and effective. Our line-up features a number of budget trainings, career development discussions, and demos of budget community solutions from Budget LoB partners.
If you've attended our in-person forums in the past, this virtual forum will be a little bit different. Because we've gone virtual and are able to spread the sessions across four days, each session has its own time slot. Which means you can sign up for as many sessions as you'd like!
If special accommodations are necessary for you to attend the forum, please send an e-mail to BudgetLoB@ed.gov by Friday, April 22. Please specify your particular need in the e-mail.
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Reminder: Continuous Leadership Journey - Public Service Motivation
This month’s CLJ provides resources to help you get and stay motivated as you serve in the public sector.
Videos
Meaningful Motivators (7 minutes):
When team members choose which word gives them the most meaning at work—“me,” “team,” “customer,” “company,” or “society—about 20 percent choose each word. This means that you as the leader must tell five stories at once, one for each group.
Motivate by Satisfying Psychological Needs (3 minutes):
High-quality motivation comes from satisfying the three psychological needs that are foundational to all human beings.
The Neuroscience of Motivation (3 minutes):
The brain responds to stimuli as threats or rewards. The threat response is five times stronger than the reward response, so threats get more attention, but also reduce creativity and collaboration. Rewards produce better, faster, and more sustainable results.
Course
Managing Motivation during Organizational Change (40 minutes):
A key challenge for managers is motivating and engaging employees during times of organizational change. To survive and grow in volatile markets, organizations have to embrace change; they have to innovate and adapt. In this course, you'll learn change management techniques to help you recognize and manage employee stress, as well as your own stress, during periods of change. You'll also learn about common reactions to change, and strategies for managing change to enable you to engage, motivate, and support employees.
Register to attend the April 27 facilitated discussion on public service motivation through GSA's Online University.
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