New! Time and Leave Guidance for the Juneteenth National Independence Day Holiday
“Juneteenth,” the 19th of June, is a Federal holiday for pay and leave purposes for all federal employees. 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, June 16, 2023.
Regularly-scheduled part-time employees assigned to duty on Monday, June 19, are eligible for the paid holiday. However, part-time and intermittent employees not scheduled for duty on that day are not entitled to an in-lieu-of holiday.
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).
Complete Your June Mandatory Training Before the 30th!
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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Action! Update Your Personal Identity Verification Card Today!
If you recently received an email from HSPD12Admin@usaccess.gsa.gov about your new upgraded personal identity verification (PIV) card, take action today in order to avoid interrupted IT or physical access.
Anyone that needs to take action should have or will receive an email with specific directions on what to do. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the GSA HSPD-12 help desk by email at hspd12.security@gsa.gov or call 202-501-4459, Monday through Friday (except holidays) from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Have You Earned Your Checkmark?
The Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey gives you a chance to share your opinions and perceptions with leadership. If you've already completed the survey, add the image to the left to your email signature to let everyone know you've made your voice heard. Looking for other ways to show your FEVS support? These GSA FEVS backgrounds let you take the FEVS spirit with you wherever you (virtually) go.
If you haven't taken the survey, take a few minutes to complete it 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.
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Nominate a Colleague or Team for the 2023 GSA Customer Experience Award
Recognize an individual or a team's excellence in customer service by nominating them for a GSA Customer Experience Award.
Visit InSite to review the award criteria, see past winners, and submit your nomination.
The deadline for submitting a nomination is July 1st.
ICYMI: Messages from GSA Leadership
June 9th: Deputy Administrator Katy Kale announced that Traci DiMartini, our chief human capital officer, will be leaving GSA on June 16
Check out the Messages from Leadership page on InSite, where you can find past messages from GSA leaders.
New! Have Lunch with Brian Block on July 13th!
Sign up to join Office of Budget director Brian Block for an informal lunch on Thursday, July 13th at noon.
Stay tuned for sign ups for the opportunity to have lunch with office directors Steve Brockelman (August) and Evan Farley (September).
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New! June Article Club: Virtual Leadership
The OCFO Article Club will be meeting Wednesday, June 21st at noon Eastern. This month's discussion will revisit a pre-pandemic OLU article on virtual leadership that has an obvious new relevance now.
If the event isn't on your calendar, you can join by Google Meet on June 21st at noon Eastern.
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New! Help Shape the Upcoming OCFO Town Hall!
Have questions for the upcoming OCFO town hall? Share them with leadership in advance by filling out and submitting this Google form.
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Take a "Vacation to Alation" with a New OCFO Training and Resource Library Video
Have you heard about Alation? If you are not an OCFO data steward or functional expert, then there is a good chance you have not heard about it. What is Alation? Alation is a data catalog tool that helps organizations identify, understand, and manage their data assets. Or as it applies to the OCFO, "making sense of the data so that you can make cents off the data!"
Alation is not yet widely available but hopefully that will change in the months to come. Users can benefit from the tool by learning about GSA financial data through well crafted data definitions, examples, links to useful sites, and articles. So, if you are curious, you can watch the training video or walk through the self-paced slide deck posted in the OCFO Training and Resource Library under "Vacation to Alation."
See a Game with Your Colleagues at Nats Park on August 1st ⚾
OCFO is again hosting a Nationals outing for those in the D.C. area. The game is on Tuesday, August 1st at 7:05 p.m. versus Milwaukee. Tickets should be around $20 (give or take a buck or two).
If you're interested in attending, Evan Farley has set up a spreadsheet where you can add your name, number of tickets, and office. Please add your email address if you intend to use the Ballpark app.
What is the Ballpark app you ask? Nationals Park only uses digital tickets and these tickets will be distributed to Evan electronically. You will have two ways to gain access to the park. First, if you have an MLB account and use the Ballpark app, Evan will forward the ticket to the email address associated with your MLB account. This allows you to enter the park at your leisure using a ticket on your phone. If not, He will arrange a time prior to first pitch where everyone will meet at a designated spot and he will use my phone to admit those without Ballpark one by one.
Please sign up by Monday, July 10th. If your name is on the list as of that date, a ticket will be purchased for you. If you ultimately can't use the ticket, you will still be responsible for the cost (you are, of course, free to pass the ticket to a colleague or contact Evan to help find an OCFO buyer).
Venmo or PayPal are Evan's preferred methods of payment, and details for sending payment will follow for those who sign up.
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Did You Know...? You Can Use IT Self-help Topics to Troubleshoot Tech Issues
If you find yourself needing help for a tech issue, check out the GSA IT Topics page on InSite. There you'll find an alphabetical list of common issues and helpful information for resolving them. If that doesn't solve your problem, you can visit the IT Help Desk and Assistance page for info on getting help by phone, by email, or in-person at an IT Insider Live! store.
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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 Wayne Williams (BAA)!
Shout out to Wayne Williams for the support he provides to BGP related to audit issues and audit reporting. His help is greatly appreciated!
Submitted by: Scott Wheeler (BGP)
Shout out to Gail Bruss (BGA)!
Shout out to Gail Bruss for sharing her expert knowledge, being an fantastic trainer and showing extreme patience as you walked me through G-Invoicing!
Submitted by: Trena Ivy (BG2)
Shout out to FMs of BGF: Jenna Seward, Gina Durr, Lin Oo, Michelle Watts, Nina Wirth, Ebone Mason, Erin Enoch, Matt Saldano, Chuen Wong, Paula Netro, Farzana Alam, Chimain Douglas, Eric Spragins, Michelle Brown, Nicholas Gowdie, Spencer Stamey, Erik Ebinger, Emma Fletcher, Emily Fudge, Zack Glick, Alisha Rowland, David Schlesinger, Thomas Oliva, Michelle Speas, Joe Murphy, Tracy Stephens, Grant Cairney, and Mary Black!
Shout out to the FMs of BGF for improving accuracy of acceptances year over year. Last year, our rate of error was 10%. We are now ending the 3rd quarter with an error rate of 7%, a 30% reduction! Well done!
Submitted by: John Willett and Michelle Gatto (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. If you would like to learn more about the new OCFO Analytics Community of Practice, you can sign up for updates here.
18 Best Practices for Working with Data in Google Sheets
Are you an avid google sheets user? Or a newcomer looking to work with data a bit more? Either way, you should know these 18 best practices for working with data in Google Sheets! From organizing data to validating it to formatting it, check out these tips and tricks!
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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! If no more seats are available, join the waitlist or register for a later session.
New! Continuous Leadership Journey: Technical Communication
This month's CLJ provides resources for improving your ability to communicate meaningfully about new technology.
If you would like to learn more about technical communication, visit the Technical Writer resources channel on GSA's Online University, and don’t forget to join the upcoming facilitated discussion session on this topic on June 29th at 2 p.m. Eastern.
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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.
New! Get to Know Google Docs (July 6) - This class will cover how to create and save a document, work more quickly with templates, navigate menus and toolbars, and set margins and more with page setup.
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, and more.
New! Google Docs: Inserts & Text with Style (July 12) - Learn how to create and navigate tables, use paragraph styles to format text, insert images and charts, and 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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