New! May 31 Panel to Spotlight GSA's Affinity Groups and Special Emphasis Programs
Join GSA's DEIA Community of Practice on May 31st at noon Eastern to kick off their summer spotlight series to discuss GSA's Affinity Groups and Special Emphasis Programs. Senior Advisor for Equity Andrea M. O'Neal will provide opening remarks and OHRM DEIA Program Manager Lance Green will be the featured speaker. Register to attend the event via Zoom. To join the community, send an email to deiacommunity@gsa.gov.
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Complete Your Mid-year Review Before Next Wednesday!
If you haven't completed your mid-year review yet, there's still time to get it done before the May 31st deadline.
Here are a few tips for success:
- Clear your cache. GSA IT recently completed a software upgrade that requires you to clear your web browser cache to properly access HR Links.
- Prepare an optional self-assessment [download], an ideal way to outline your successes and accomplishments. Reference the employee job aid on completing a self-assessment in HR Links.
If you have questions, please contact your servicing HR office.
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Have You Earned Your Checkmark?
The Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey is finally here! The Office of Personnel Management's annual employee sentiment survey gives you a chance to share your opinions and perceptions with leadership.
Take a few minutes to complete the FEVS today. Your responses are confidential and help make GSA a better place for employees and for everyone we serve. The deadline for participation is June 23rd.
Check your calendar for the June 7th OCFO Mix & Mingle, where you can take a break to meet and reconnect with OCFO colleagues (then complete your FEVS if you haven't already)! RSVP today!
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Take Your June 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.
Courses due June 30th:
- Insider Threat Awareness & Reporting
- Employee Accountability for GSA Personal Property
- Internal Controls at GSA and You
- Annual Ethics Training
New employees, senior executives, and contractors who have joined GSA in 2023 have different mandatory training curriculums with different due dates. You can find more information on the Mandatory Training Page on InSite or contact program manager Wendy Cobb for help.
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Reminder! Pay and Leave Guidance for the Memorial Day Holiday
This year, Memorial Day falls on Monday, May 29th. Employees scheduled to work that day will receive 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).
Some full-time employees may not be scheduled to work on the holiday. If you are in this group, you are instead eligible for an in-lieu-of holiday. The in-lieu-of holiday is the last workday immediately before Memorial Day. For most employees, the in-lieu-of holiday will be observed on Friday, May 26th.
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.
You can direct timekeeping questions to your organizational time administrator or to the timekeeper help desk (timekeeping.help-desk@gsa.gov).
ICYMI: Messages from GSA Leadership
May 25: Administrator Carnahan honors Memorial Day
Check out the Messages from Leadership page on InSite, where you can find past messages from GSA leaders.
Sign Up for June's Lunch with a Leader, Featuring Kathy Hammer
This week we kicked off OCFO's Lunch with a Leader series with a fun and engaging midday meal with CFO Nimisha Agarwal. If you're interested in participating in next month's informal virtual get-together with Kathy Hammer, director of the Office of Financial Management, sign up for a chance to attend via this Google form.
Kathy's lunch is scheduled for June 13th at 1 p.m. Eastern and is limited to 20 people, so sign up today!
Stay tuned for sign ups for the opportunity to have lunch with office directors Brian Block (July), Steve Brockelman (August), and Evan Farley (September).
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Did You Know...? You Can Sign Up to Get (or be) a Mentor!
GSA's enterprise-wide mentoring program offers something for employees at all stages. Visit the Mentoring at GSA page on InSite and learn more about Mentoring Essentials for New Employees (sign up in the training and resources section below), how to find a mentor in Online University, and how to become a mentor and share your wisdom with others.
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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 Dave Garza (BG)!
The OCFO Equity Team would like to thank Dave Garza for coordinating the first ever Equity Team facilitated DEIA training. As background, in an effort to build a sustainable DEIA culture within the OCFO, every month, the Equity Team sub Co-Chairs for Training review DEIA training opportunities. Once they complete their review and selection for the upcoming month, each two-letter Director is provided with the information to share with and encourage their workforce to participate in the voluntary training session.
During the month of April, Unconscious Bias was one of the courses identified. Unfortunately, the classes were full. Dave recommended we contact OHRM to see if they would hold a special instructor facilitated session. His efforts, in partnership with OHRM and OCR, resulted in two sessions on Unconscious Bias for the OFCO workforce. As an outcome, both sessions were well attended and ultimately provided the participants with additional knowledge for their DEIA toolkit.
Thanks for stepping up Dave!
If you would like to know more about the OFCO Equity Team or attend a meeting, please join us!
Submitted by: De-Borah Mack (BIS) on behalf of the OCFO Equity Team
Welcome to the OCFO Analytics Corner! Each week, the Analytics Community of Practice (A-CoP) team will be sharing events, training, resources, and more. If you would like to learn more about the new OCFO Analytics Community of Practice, you can sign up for updates here.
Data Terms to Know!
Are you new to the world of data and data analysis? Do words like DevOps, data ethics, and data lake sound unfamiliar or foreign? Check out this article on 15 important data terms you should know and add to your data vocabulary!
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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.
New! Don’t Miss the Surge Capacity Force Brown Bag on Tuesday, June 6th
Presented by the Office of Mission Assurance, the Office of Human Resource Management, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the brown bag event will cover:
- What is included in a surge capacity force mission assignment
- Proper payment for a surge capacity force mission
- Demobilizing from an surge capacity force mission
Join via Zoom on Tuesday, June 6, 2023 at noon Eastern!
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Upcoming Enterprise-wide Training
Check out the Online University Events Calendar for more training opportunities.
*These courses fill up fast, so register today! If no more seats are available, join the waitlist or register for a later session.
Updated! GSA IT Training Classes Help You Perfect Your Google Workspace Skills
Google Slides: Shapes, Pics & Vids (June 21, July 26) - Learn how to wow your audience with animations and transitions; insert text, shapes, images, and videos; crop and mask, add WordArt, and more.
Upload Organize & Share in Google Drive (Jun. 28)- 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 (July 11) - Are you a Google Drive beginner? Learn how to navigate the folder tree, find your files, use stars and colors to organize, more.
Make the Most of Google Meet (July 19) - 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.
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