OCFO Week in Review: August 11, 2023

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AUGUST 11, 2023

This week in history: On August 8, 1992, The U.S. men's Olympic basketball team — which had been dubbed the “Dream Team” because of an all-star roster of NBA players — defeated Croatia to win the gold medal at the Barcelona Games.

Jobs & Opportunities

For current OCFO openings, visit the GSA USAJOBS page. To feature an opening in the next Week in Review, use the OCFO Week in Review submissions form.

Looking for developmental opportunities? Check out GSA's Opportunity Network.

GSA News & Info
OCFO Updates
Shout Outs
Analytics Corner
Training & Resources

GSA News & Info

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.

OCFO Updates

🌻 Weekly Wellness Wrap-up 👏 In the spirit of gratefulness, we are thankful for YOU! Thank you to the many who participated in the first Grati-Tuesday and those who gathered on Get-Together Thursday to discuss wellness and managing stress. This week’s activities provided an opportunity to engage with members across the OCFO.

This week’s Mindful Monday, Grati-Tuesday, Wellness Wednesday, and Fitness Friday activities are posted on the Wellness Month page. As a reminder, scavenger hunt submissions are due no later than August 16.

👟 It’s Fitness Friday! As promised, the videos are switching it up. This week’s workout is focused on the upper body.

10-Minute Upper Body Chair Workout For Strength (External link)

Stretch Break | Stretches at Your Desk | 7 min (External link)

We hope you are enjoying Wellness Month! Let us know how we are doing.

Last Chance to Sign up for the August Lunch with a Leader!

Join Steve Brockelman for lunch on Wednesday, August 16th at noon by signing up here.
Join Evan Farley for lunch on Wednesday, September 13th at noon by signing up here.

Lunches are limited to 20 people, so sign up today!

July Town Hall Materials

The closed captioned recording, slide deck, and a transcript of the event are now available from last week's town hall.

If you haven't already, please share your feedback on the town hall via the post-town hall survey. You can also use the survey to share any questions you have for leadership, or send them to the front office at ocfo@gsa.gov.

Shout Outs

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.

Shout out to Sandy Braudaway (BGF)!

Thank you so much for holding my hand and helping learn some new processes. Thank you for always being willing to step up and share your knowledge with our team. I appreciate you so much!!!

Submitted by: Angela Cizek (BGF)

Shout out to Mark Whittemore (BG2ECD)!

Kudo's to Mark Whittemore for creating a Business Objects query for BG2ECD to use for force matching itemized invoices and receiving reports for the manual business lines as well as the newly set up GSAFleet.Gov itemized invoices and receiving reports. Mark is always willing to jump in and help create a query when it's needed. WE APPRECIATE YOU!

Submitted by: Stephanie Steffensmeier (BG2ECD)

Shout out to Henry Pham (BG2DCA)!

Henry Pham for assisting BGP with accounting entries for capital leases. Capital lease accounting entries are complicated and require multiple steps to process in Pegasys. Henry reconciled the capital lease SGLs, proposed the steps needed for the entries and coordinated with BGP to get the entries booked in AP10. Thank you, Henry!

Submitted by: Josslyn Ideghe (BGP)

Analytics Corner

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 OCFO Analytics Community of Practice, you can sign up for updates here.

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Five Federal Use Cases for Generative AI!

Generative AI is poised to reinvent business and for federal agencies, that means improving operations and meeting missions more effectively. Earlier this week, NextGov published an article exploring 5 federal use cases for generative AI. Read it today and learn how agencies can hit the ground running with generative AI!

Training & Resources

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

Course	Date & Time

Giving Feedback Using Coaching Skills*	Tue., Aug. 15 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Eastern
Critical Thinking and Problem Solving*	Tue., Aug. 15 to Thu., Aug. 17 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Eastern
FERS Mid-career Planning*	Tue., Aug. 22 to Fri., Aug. 25 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Eastern
Defining Business Needs and Solution Scope	Tue., Sep. 5 to Thu., Sep. 7 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Eastern
DEIA Dialogues - Allyship and Interrupting Bias*	Wed., Sep. 13 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Eastern

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! Upcoming Budget Line of Business Training

(All times Eastern)

Advanced Excel 4A: Scenarios, Goal Seek, and Solver - Aug. 22 (10:00 a.m.)

Career Development Convo: You Are the Hero: Tell Your Story - Aug. 24 (1 p.m.)

Advanced Excel 4B: Macros - Sep. 7 (1:30 p.m.)

Career Development Convo: USAJobs/Resume Best Practices - Sep. 28 (noon)

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

Get to Know Your Google Drive (August 16) - Are you a Google Drive beginner? Learn how to navigate the folder tree, find your files, use stars and colors to organize, and more.

GSA Virtual Meeting Options (August 22, September 26) - Learn about the tools available for hosting virtual meetings, their features, and how to select the right tool for your needs.

Work Together in Google Sheets (August 24) - Learn how to share sheets with others, collaborate with others in a sheet, protect cell ranges, use cell and version history to track changes, and more.

Get to Know Google Docs (August 31) - 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.

Google Slides: Shapes, Pics & Vids (September 6) - Learn how to wow your audience with animations and transitions; insert text, shapes, images, and videos; crop and mask, add WordArt, and more.

That's all, folks! Thanks for reading.

To share announcements or items of interest organization-wide, submit the OCFO Week in Review Submission form. To highlight one (or more) of your colleagues, submit the OCFO Shout Outs form. For past issues, check out the OCFO Week in Review Archive.

We want to hear from you! Share feedback through the Week in Review Survey or by sending an email to the front office team.