Don't Wait Until it's Too Late; Take Your Mandatory Training Today!

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.

Classes due June 30, 2023:

• Insider Threat Awareness & Reporting
• Employee Accountability for GSA Personal Property
• Internal Controls at GSA and You
• Annual Ethics Training

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.

Did You Know...? You (yes, you!) Can Join the Analytics Community of Practice

Interested in learning more about delivering the best in government analytics through collaboration, knowledge sharing, and best practices? You're in luck! OCFO's Analytics Community of Practice hosts events and training, offers up resources (see the Analytics Corner, below), and holds datathons that give you a chance to dive into data.

Interested in joining? Check out the A-CoP's Google Site and sign up today!

New! March Article Club: Active Listening and Conversations

The OCFO Article Club will be meeting Wednesday, March 22 at noon Eastern. This month's discussion will focus on active listening and conversations — important and useful skills. The materials guiding the conversation are a summary of the book Fierce Conversations: Achieving Success at Work & in Life, One Conversation at a Time and a short Coursera article.

If the event isn't on your calendar, you can join by Google Meet on March 22 at noon Eastern.

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.

New Data Visualizations Bring Transparency to the President's Management Agenda

Are you interested in exploring the progress that the administration and the federal government are making under the President's Management Agenda (PMA)?

OMB released new data pages for each of the PMA's priority areas that feature data visualizations. Check out this article for a preview of the pages and then, from there, navigate to the priority area pages and explore the data visualizations for yourself!

New! Sign Up for the Joint Financial Management Improvement Program Conference Today!

The Joint Financial Management Improvement Program (JFMIP), a cooperative undertaking of the Treasury, GAO, OMB, and OPM, will hold its JFMIP conference on May 8, 2023, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center. Most sessions will also be livestreamed.

 The JFMIP provides a forum for those in the federal financial management community to learn about current issues, exchange knowledge, and share experiences in improving financial management operations and policies. All educational sessions will be led by federal financial management experts and select business partners.

 This event will offer up to nine federal financial management sessions. Up to 5.5 NASBA CPEs can be earned. Attendees have the option of choosing in-person or virtual attendance.

View the conference program. 

Registration

Registration is available exclusively to federal and state employees, and vendors with current government contracts. The registration fee is $200, payable on Pay.gov. This event is non-refundable and registration closes April 21, 2023.

Federal employees whose agencies are covering the cost of attendance can register through Pay.gov. Federal attendees registering this way must use a government credit card and input their agency TAS and BETC information when registering. Their budgeting office will have that information.

• TAS codes: A TAS is comprised of an agency's AID and MAIN accounts. It should be provided by the budget office and can be confirmed on the SAM website by clicking the Intragovernmental Excel CSV link.
• BETC codes: attendees should list either DISGF or DISNGF as their BETC code.

Federal employees using their own funds are authorized to sign up under the private sector registration, provided they use their personal credit card. If you're registering this way, use this form on Pay.gov.

Updated! Upcoming Budget Line of Business Training

Excel Fundamentals 1: Formatting and Presenting Your Data - Mar. 21 (10:00 a.m.)

Career Development Convo: You Are A Leader: Leading from any level - Mar. 30 (noon)

Intro to Excel 2A: Basic Formulas - Apr. 4 (1:30 p.m.)

Intro to Excel 2B: More Formulas - Apr. 6 (10:00 a.m.)

Data 101: Get to Know Power BI - Apr. 13 (1:30 p.m.)

Intermediate Excel 3A: Preparing Your Data in Excel - Apr. 18 (1:30 p.m.)

Career Development Convo: Engaging Conversations - Apr. 24 (noon)

Updated! GSA IT Training Classes Help You Perfect Your Google Workspace Skills

Google Slides: Shapes, Pics & Vids (Mar. 21, Apr. 19, May 10) - Learn how to wow your audience with animations and transitions; insert text, shapes, images, and videos; crop and mask, add WordArt, and more.

Get to Know Your Google Drive (Mar. 22, Apr. 12) - Are you a Google Drive beginner? Learn how to navigate the folder tree, find your files, use stars and colors to organize, more.

Get to Know Google Shared Drives (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.

Upload Organize & Share in Google Drive (Apr. 26) - Learn how to wow your audience with animations and transitions; insert text, shapes, images, and videos; crop and mask, add WordArt, and more.

Make the Most of Google Meet (May 3) - Google Meet is the standard GSA meeting tool, but are you getting the most out of your virtual meeting experience? Whether you're a meeting host or an attendee, you'll learn something new in this beginner's course.