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This week in history: On September 5, 1882, the first Labor Day parade was held in New York City.
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.
New! Upcoming GSA Employee Break Rooms
The Office of Human Resources Management has two employee break room sessions scheduled for September:
At the end of both presentations, there will be a Q&A session for you to get answers to some of your most pressing benefits and retirement questions.
The session recordings will be available on GSA Central for later viewing.
If you need reasonable accommodation to participate in these sessions, please reach out to your servicing reasonable accommodations coordinator.
New! Important Changes to the GSA Symptom Screening Process
Beginning today, GSA has an updated symptom screening process.
All employees are still required to fill out the GSA Daily Check-in form, and employees indicating that they intend to report to a GSA facility will still be required to complete the existing symptom screening form.
However, employees reporting to a facility will no longer be required to show symptom screening results to a Federal Protective Service (FPS) security guard or supervisor prior to entry. Instead, employees are responsible for following the instructions on the symptom screening form regarding whether they are permitted to report to a facility (green bar) or whether they are not permitted to report to a facility (red bar). Employees must also adhere to posted safety guidance at facilities.
If you have additional questions regarding the updates to the GSA Symptom Screening process or other COVID-19 related safety protocols, please email SaferGSAWorkforce@gsa.gov.
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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!
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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Be Sure to Code Your Timesheet Properly for the Labor Day Holiday
Monday, September 5th was 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, were excused from duty and entitled to holiday pay. Employees on a standard or flexible schedule were provided with 8 hours of holiday pay. Employees on a compressed schedule were 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 were not scheduled to work on Monday, September 5, 2022, received an in-lieu-of holiday. For most employees, this in-lieu-of holiday was 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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ICYMI: This Week's Messages from GSA Leadership
9/8: Administrator Carnahan provides a reminder of GSA's equal employment opportunity policy
Check out the Messages from Leadership page on InSite, where you can find past messages from GSA leaders.
New Poll: Are You Ready for Some (American) Football?
Football is back! This week's poll asks: Are you ready?
Respond to the poll by Thursday, September 15, then check back the following Friday for the results. To share ideas for future polls, send us an email.
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New! Get Ready for G-Invoicing
In preparation for G-Invoicing, which GSA will begin implementing on October 1, the Office of Financial Management is offering the following G-Invoicing training sessions:
- Tuesday, September 13 - 2:00 to 3:30 p.m.
- Thursday, September 15 - 8:00 to 9:30 a.m.
- Tuesday September 20 - 12:30 to 2:00 p.m.
- Thursday, September 22 - 10:30 a.m. to noon
- Tuesday, September 27 - 2:00 to 3:30 p.m.
- Thursday, September 29 - 8:00 to 9:30 a.m.
These training sessions will provide an overview of the G-Invoicing system and a demo of key features. Sign up today! Each session will be an hour and a half – one hour for content and a half hour for questions.
For more information about the G-Invoicing rollout, visit the G-Invoicing InSite page.
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Reminder! Take a Minute to Prepare Today
To ensure that you don’t miss any vital information in the event of an emergency, take a minute to add the National Alert/Accountability System email address (coop@naas.gsa.gov) and phone number (202-501-1117) to your contacts today.
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.
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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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.
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 a selection of the month's offerings below or the full FY22 course list.
New! GSA IT Tech Trainings
Make the Most of Google Meet (September 12) - Maximize your Google Meet experience with mic and camera settings, layouts, full-screen, closed captions, and other attendee options. Google Meet is the standard GSA virtual meeting tool. Class also covers hosting options, controls, and activity features such as polls and Q&A. This class prepares you to take all our other training presented using Google Meet.
Get to Know Google Sheets (September 13) - Learn what Google Sheets are and why you’d use them. Covers creating a Google spreadsheet, settings, menus, appearance and use. Also covers sharing, version history, and creating multiple sheets in a workbook.
Get to Know Google Slides (September 27 or September 29) - Learn what Google Slides is, why you’d use it, and take a tour of its highlights. Covers common features, view options and presentation options. This class prepares you to take more in-depth classes on Google Slides offered in the future.
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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.
Civil Rights in the Spotlight Speaker Series: Learn About LGBTQ+ Employment Protections
On Tuesday, September 13, at 1 p.m. Eastern, 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.
Correction: 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.
To attend this class, first log into the VPN then log into Online University. Pre-register by selecting the class that best fits your schedule. All class sessions will occur at 11 a.m. Eastern.
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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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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.
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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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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