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
Feb. 17: Administrator Carnahan shares a thanks for a great town hall
Check out the Messages from Leadership page on InSite, where you can find past messages from GSA leaders.
February Article Club: Belonging in the Workplace
The OCFO Article Club will be meeting on 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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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 Alisha Rowland, Chimain Douglas, Christian Harris, David Schlesinger, Ebone Mason, Emily Fudge, Emma Fletcher, Erik Ebinger, Erin Enoch, Farzana Alam, Gina Durr, Grant Cairney, Jackie Dickens, Joseph Murphy, Lin Oo, Michelle Brown, Michelle Watts, Nicholas Gowdie, Nina Wirth, Paula Netro, Eric Spragins, Thomas Oliva, Tracy Stephens, and Zachariah Glick (all BGF)!
Shout out to the team for making adjustments and adapting to the Funds Request Report error when it did not load correctly. Everyone in the branch adjusted to the situation and made the best out of it. Emma Fletcher updated us on the Funds Request Report server error and the estimated time of repair in next maintenance release. Erik Ebinger created filter views on the Google Sheet for FEDSIM, National, West, and East team for the temporary Funds Request Report. Thank you, everyone, for stepping up to help each other.
Submitted by: Chuen Wong (BGF)
Shout out to April Lee (BR4F) and Stephanie McWhirter (BBF)!
Your time and effort in pulling the necessary information affects my work and contributes to the accuracy of the results provided to OMA and OCFO concerning the quarterly OCFO National Alert and Accountability System drills. Thank you for your assistance!
Submitted by: Les Painter (BA)
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.
Data Literacy for Leaders
Did you know that data literacy starts with leadership? As you continue to develop as a leader, understanding data is critical. It helps you make best decisions, drive literacy across the enterprise, and create a culture of trust in data. Check out this paper published by MIT exploring data literacy for leaders!
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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! Continuous Leadership Journey: Developing Others
This month's CLJ provides resources for helping you develop others. Is developing others an area you wish to learn more about? Visit the Continuous Leadership Development Resource Channel available through OLU for curated on-demand resources to build your skillset. The channel also offers a developing others skill benchmark assessment, one of nine new leadership development skills assessments now available.
If you're interested in discussing some of the challenges, strategies, and methods you employ in developing others, sign up for the February 28 facilitated discussion on developing others.
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Sign Up for Upcoming GSA IT Tech Training
Classes
Get to Know Google Sheets (Feb. 23) - Learn how to create spreadsheets and workbooks, navigate the menus and toolbar, share sheets with your colleagues, resize rows and columns, and more.
Get to Know Google Shared Drives (Feb. 28, Mar. 29) - Curious how Google Shared Drives can benefit your team? Learn the basics including how to create a shared drive, how to add members and assign roles, how to share and control documents, and more.
GSA Virtual Meeting Options (Mar. 1) - In this 1-hour intro session, learn about each of GSA's virtual meeting tool's features, so you can choose the best tool for your needs.
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Reminder! Event Tracker Training Next Tuesday
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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