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This week in history: On August 28, 1963, more than 200,000 people marched on Washington, D.C. The event, known as the March on Washington, is where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous“I Have a Dream” speech.
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.
Don't Wait — Mandatory Training Due October 31!
Due Monday, October 31
- Accountability for GSA Property
- Continuity of Operations Awareness
- Enhancing Customer Experience
- Ethics
- Telework and Remote Work
- Records Management
These courses are now available in Online University. The Insider Threat Awareness and Reporting, Internal Controls at GSA and You, No FEAR Act, and Plain Language trainings are now past due.
Tip: To access your mandatory training, click on My Learning on the Online University home page. Once you're on the transcript page, click on the Open Curriculum button next to GSA 2022 Mandatory Refresher Training for Employees. On that page you'll find all the required training courses.
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New! Be Sure to Code Your Timesheet Properly for the Labor Day Holiday
Monday, September 5th is a legal public holiday for pay and leave purposes for all federal employees.
Full-time and part-time employees scheduled to work on Monday, September 5, 2022, are excused from duty and are entitled to holiday pay. Employees on a standard or flexible schedule are provided with 8 hours of holiday pay. Employees on a compressed schedule are provided holiday pay for the number of hours they would have been scheduled to work on that day (i.e., 8, 9, 10, or 12 hours).
Employees who are not scheduled to work on Monday, September 5, 2022, will receive an in-lieu-of holiday. For most employees, this in-lieu-of holiday will be Friday, September 2, 2022.
To record holiday time off, use the Time Reporting Code "002-Holiday Observed.” Do not place any information into the “Additional TRC,” “Labor Code” or “Task Code” fields.
Be sure your timesheet accurately reflects your holiday time off. Please direct questions in timesheet reporting to your HR point of contact.
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Update! Feds Feed Families Extended Through September
You still have time to submit your donations to the Feds Feed Families food drive. This year's campaign is all virtual and GSA employees have already stepped up to the challenge of helping those in need by raising thousands of pounds of food since June. When you donate, know that you’re making a difference. The campaign ends September 30.
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Reminder! Save Your Emails and Attachments Before October 1, 2022
Federal regulations require that GSA email and attachments older than 7 years be deleted at the start of each fiscal year—unless you take action to preserve them.
On October 1, 2022, any unsaved email older than October 1, 2015, will be gone for good.
Email-to-PDF helps you save your emails and attachments. Get ahead of the game by:
- Choosing which email you want to keep
- Using the Email-to-PDF tool to convert them to PDF
- Storing them on Google Drive
For step-by-step instructions, visit InSite!
ICYMI: This Week's Messages from GSA Leadership
9/2: Administrator Carnahan reflects on the upcoming Labor Day weekend
9/1: Office of Mission Assurance Associate Administrator Bobby Carter reminds employees that September is National Insider Threat Awareness Month
No new messages this week. Check out the Messages from Leadership page on InSite, where you can find past messages from GSA leaders.
The National Alert and Accountability System (NAAS)
GSA's NAAS is our communications center during any emergency and COOP drill. Passing pertinent information during a national security emergency is paramount and at the heart of preparedness.
A national security emergency is any natural disaster, military attack, technological crisis, or other emergencies that seriously degrades or threatens the United States national security. All national security emergency preparedness activities are consistent with the Constitution and laws of the United States and preserve our constitutional Government.
OCFO conducts quarterly tests of the NAAS, ensuring we can communicate all pertinent information during an emergency. These messages contain valuable information during an emergency, and your response contributes to our office's accountability percentage. If you don't reply, OCFO's percentage decreases.
You'll receive an email message in this venue with a link you can click to respond. If you miss the email message on your computer, you'll get that same email, SMS text, or phone call on your cell phone. Please remember that OCFO's averages are negatively affected if you don't respond.
Many employees wear many hats. There is a chance that you may be on two or more NAAS lists because of your specific expertise. Please ensure to respond to all messages received during our drills, exercises, and tests. With these tests, you'll be familiar with receiving the messages, know how to respond, and be accounted for (which is the most critical piece of information during an emergency).
If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact Les Painter.
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.
Get Inspired!
Need a muse for end of FY briefings and presentations? Dataviz Inspiration has you covered! Browse through the gallery of creative data visualizations or filter by chart type to discover new ways to illuminate your audience with insights.
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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 Hilary Busbee (BIC) and Michael Wano (BIC)!
Shout out and many, many thanks to Hilary Busbee and Michael Wano, who consistently provide smart, responsive, and helpful InSite advice and updates incredibly fast and incredibly well.
Submitted by: Theresa Ottery (BA)
Visit the Mandatory Training page on GSA's InSite for mandatory training deadlines and watch the Announcements section for training reminders.
Looking for enterprise-wide training opportunities? Check out the FY22 course list.
New! Lunch and Learn: How to Write an Effective Self-Assessment
Performance season is just around the corner. Learn to showcase your accomplishments during this lunch and learn session led by Lakita Rivero, a human resources specialist in the Office of Human Resource Management.
Sign up for the September 20 class!
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New! Civil Rights in the Spotlight Speaker Series: Learn About LGBTQ+ Employment Protections
On September 13, at 1 p.m. EST, join the Office of Civil Rights to learn about protecting LGBTQ+ employees under the anti-discrimination laws that the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) enforces. The upcoming Civil Rights in the Spotlight Speaker Series features guest speaker Administrative Judge Iris Santiago-Flores from the EEOC.
Register to attend.
New! Save the Date: the Joint Financial Management Improvement Program Coming November 17
The Joint Financial Management Improvement Program (JFMIP), a cooperative undertaking of the Treasury, GAO, OMB, and OPM, will hold its JFMIPVirtualsm conference on November 17, 2022, from 9:00-4:15 p.m.
For further announcements, please check our website at Bureau of the Fiscal Service - Events (treasury.gov). Registration is available exclusively to federal and state employees, and vendors with current government contracts.
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New! Learn About Work Schedules at GSA
The Office of Human Resources Management is offering a live, virtual course on the basic types of work schedules available at GSA. This brief, 1-hour class was previously delivered to timekeepers and time administrators and, due to positive feedback, is now being offered to all employees and supervisors.
Topics covered include:
- The differences between a standard schedule, flexible schedule patterns, and compressed schedule types;
- How to address overtime work with flexible and compressed schedules;
- The purpose and proper use of credit hours with flexible schedules; and
- How to record Federal holidays with flexible and compressed schedules.
Participants will be provided with attendance credit within the Online University. To attend this class, please pre-register by logging into Virtual Private Network (VPN) and then click on one of the following class dates that best fit your schedule. All class sessions will occur at 11am Eastern/10am Central/9am Mountain/8am Pacific.
Learn About Work Schedules at GSA - September 15, 2023
Learn About Work Schedules at GSA - September 29, 2023
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Update! September Enterprise-wide Training Opportunities
Check out these enterprise-wide course offerings:
For a full listing of courses available this month and throughout the year, check out the enterprise-wide course offerings list.
Continuous Leadership Journey: Problem Solving
This month's CLJ provides resources for solving problems effectively.
Videos
Using Problem Solving and Decision Making Skills (7 minutes)
Decision Making as a Skillful Collaboration (4.5 minutes)
Four Steps to Solving a Problem (3.5 minutes)
Course
Leading through Problem Solving and Decision Making (46 minutes)
Note: to access the videos and course, you will need to be logged into your Online University account before selecting the item link.
Upcoming Budget Line of Business Trainings & Events
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Reminder: Virtual Emergency Procedures & Active Shooter Training Offered Monthly
The Office of Mission Assurance offers monthly Occupant Emergency Plan and Active Shooter training to help prepare building occupants for multiple emergency scenarios. Employees and contractors need to be properly prepared for an emergency and are strongly encouraged to attend OMA's monthly OEP/active shooter training.
The training is currently available through Google Hangouts Meet from 11 a.m.-noon on the last Wednesday of every month, with a capacity limit of 250 people. This month's session will be held on September 28 at 11 a.m. Eastern.
For more information, including upcoming training dates, visit the Emergency Procedures and Active Shooter Training InSite page. For additional information about active shooter preparedness, visit the Safety and Security page on GSA InSite.
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Training Opportunities from the Office of Civil Rights
The Office of Civil Rights (OCR) provides monthly training opportunities that are critical to GSA’s ongoing effort to create and foster a more equitable workplace. Register today for upcoming training opportunities. If you have questions or need to request an accommodation, contact OCR at ocr@gsa.gov.
Apply for the Data to Decisions Data Science Practitioner Training Cohort!
In this program, open to all GSA employees, you’ll build technical skills and learn how to create intuitive dashboards. The program includes:
- Thirteen data science classes to gain better business insights from data
- A capstone project to apply your skills to a real-world business problem
- Self-study with Python, SQL and Tableau to further your learning
Apply to participate by filling out this Google Form.
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