New! Region 8 Hosts 22nd Annual Diversity Program on Feb. 16
Join Region 8's Black Employee Program on Feb. 16 at 10:30 a.m., MST, for a virtual celebration in recognition of Black History Month. The program will feature keynote speakers Andrea M. O'Neal, GSA’s Senior Advisor for Equity, and Jeff Fard, Denver-area community leader. This event is open to all GSA employees and the public. To join the meeting, enter the meeting ID (161 555 3565) and passcode (785348).
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New! A President's Day Reminder
This year President's Day (Washington’s Birthday) will be celebrated on Monday, February 20, 2023, and all GSA offices will be closed.
Some full-time employees may not be scheduled to work on Monday, the calendar holiday. If you are in this group, you are eligible for an “in-lieu-of holiday.” The in-lieu-of holiday will be the last workday immediately preceding February 20th. For most employees, the in-lieu-of holiday will be observed on the preceding Friday, February 17, 2022.
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Mandatory 2023 Refresher Training Available
To access your courses and view due dates, go to your GSA Online University transcript and launch the GSA 2023 Mandatory Refresher Training for Employees curriculum.
- Employees who joined GSA in 2022 or earlier are required to complete the assigned 2023 courses by the specified due dates. Up first: IT security and privacy awareness training, which is due on March 10.
- New employees/SES/contractors joining GSA in 2023 will receive different mandatory training curriculums with different due dates.
If you need help, get more information on the Mandatory Training Page on InSite or contact program manager Wendy Cobb.
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ICYMI: Messages from GSA Leadership
No new messages this week. Check out the Messages from Leadership page on InSite, where you can find past messages from GSA leaders.
New! February Article Club: Belonging in the Workplace
The OCFO Article Club will be meeting Wednesday, February 22 at noon Eastern. This month's discussion will focus on the importance of and how to foster belonging in the workplace, which is made more difficult by remote work. The articles guiding this month's conversation are The Value of Belonging at Work and Creating a Culture of Belonging.
If the event isn't on your calendar, you can join by Google Meet on February 22 at noon Eastern.
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Town Hall Slides and Recording Available
Thanks for attending the January town hall! If you missed it, the recording, slide deck, and transcript are now available. If you have questions that weren't addressed during the event, don’t hesitate to share them with us at ocfo@gsa.gov.
If you haven't already, take a minute to take a brief post-town hall survey to let us know what you thought.
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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 Rollin Deas, Fatime Diabate, Carmen Perez, Kathleen Fabrizio-Contrabasso, Derek Blanchard, and Jon Bauer (all BGF)!
Thank you to Rollin for taking the lead on reconciliation of prior year income for FEDSIM and to the team that supported the effort: Fatime, Carmen, Kathleen, Derek, and Jon. They jumped in to help with research that would enable consolidation of the FEDSIM mastersheet. Together, they reviewed over 500 items to ensure the accuracy of source data. This research paved the way for a consolidated mastersheet that will save hours of analyst effort each month. Thank you, team!
Submitted by: Kristin Williamson (BGF)
Shout out to Mike Montenegro (BGF)!
Mike has gone above and beyond by consolidating the FEDSIM mastersheet, resulting in the creation of one workbook for income and expense reconciliation -- for the first time EVER! His effort to build a consolidated worksheet will eliminate the need for separate income and expense worksheets, thus increasing analyst efficiency and accuracy. The consolidation will save hours of effort that was spent navigating between two different datasets to resolve variances, in addition to reducing the number of worksheet adjustments submitted. There are not enough words of appreciation to sufficiently express my gratitude for your work on this project. Thank you, Mike!
Submitted by: Kristin Williamson (BGF)
Shout out to William Bezio (BGA)!
Shout out to William Bezio for outstanding service to GSA and OCFO over the decades. Enjoy your retirement!
Submitted by: Felicia Ford Jones (BGA)
Shout out to Nathan Keene (BIS) and Mitchell (Mitch) Lucia (BIA)!
Nathan Keene's and Mitchell Lucia's efforts in creating the Data Validation and Collection Tool (DVaCT) are to be lauded.
The DVaCT promotes data integrity, decreases customer and stakeholder touch points through planned periodic data validation and quality control reviews of performance metrics. These metrics articulate GSA's progress towards meeting its goals as outlined in the GSA Strategic Plan. Once validation and quality control reviews are complete, the A-Suite GSA Enterprise Dashboard is updated and available for use in the GSA - enterprise Quarterly Performance Reviews, Strategic Reviews and inclusion in the externally published Annual Performance Plan and Report. Since the launch of the DVaCT and implementation of the quality control review process, feedback from the customers/stakeholders has been extremely positive. A big win for the team!
Submitted by: De-Borah Mack (BIS)
Shout out to Tyler Sova (BGF)!
Shout out to Tyler for organizing and executing the first quarterly in-person office meetup for Philadelphia-area BGF employees. It was great seeing old and new faces and collaborating with colleagues. Thanks, Tyler.
Submitted by: Derek Blanchard (BGF)
Welcome to the OCFO Analytics Corner! Each week, the Analytics Community of Practice (A-CoP) team will be sharing events, training, resources, and more. Learn more about the A-CoP, including how to join, on the OCFO Analytics Hub.
7 Ways to up Your Data Viz Game!
Are you looking for new ways to create engaging data visualizations? Or maybe just better tools to do your analysis? Check out The New Stack's top 7 data visualization best practices and get ready to tell more meaningful stories with your data!
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Visit the Mandatory Training page on GSA's InSite for mandatory training deadlines and watch the GSA News & Info section for training reminders.
Looking for enterprise-wide training? You'll find a selection of the upcoming offerings below or check out the Online University Events Calendar for a full slate of training opportunities.
Upcoming Enterprise-wide Training
Check out the Online University Events Calendar for more training opportunities. *These courses fill up fast, so register today! Join the waitlist or register for a later session.
New! Event Tracker Training
The Office of Administrative Services will conduct Event Tracker training February 21 at 1 p.m., Eastern. Event Tracker provides an easy, streamlined way to submit, approve and document events and conference attendance requests. Training is open to all GSA employees and includes a brief presentation and walk-through of the application, followed by a question and answer period. Topics include creating event, attendance and routing requests. Add the training to your Google calendar.
For help with an upcoming speaking engagement, fill out the Speaking Engagement Assistance Request form or reach out to Mia Drane-Maury.
Register for the Budget Line of Business Intro to Budget Forum
Sign up for this two-day conference dedicated to introducing professionals to the federal budget process. Session registration
pages are now open.
Tuesday, March 14
Wednesday, March 15
If special accommodations are necessary for you to attend the forum, send an e-mail to BudgetLoB@ed.gov by February 24, 2023, and specify your particular need in the message.
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