Thank You for Making the Hybrid OCFO Holiday Celebration a Success!
It was great to gather, both in person and virtually, to mark the holidays. Congratulations to the North Pole Ninjas (team captain Nina Wirth and team members Bridgette Hill, Denisha Quarles, Lene Denney, Brenda Cadette, Georgia Davis Leggett, Kevin Ward, Jewell Anderson, and Gena Flournoy) for taking first place in our trivia activity. Kudos also to the Rebels Without a Claus and the Silent Knights for finishing second and third, respectively.
If you haven't shared your feedback on the event, you can use this Google Form to let us know about your experience: https://forms.gle/gDgHK5BqehFb6M4V6.
If you want to be a part of making events like this happen, or to contribute to other OCFO engagement efforts, join the Engagement Team! Fill out this form to sign up today: https://forms.gle/YK7PRYc62EbdmDjs7
Happy holidays, OCFO!
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New! Save the Date: Agency-wide Town Hall on Jan. 25th
Please plan to join an agency-wide town hall meeting on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024, from 2 to 3 p.m., Eastern.
The agenda will focus on reaffirming GSA's goals and spotlighting the successes that will drive our momentum in 2024.
Have an idea for an accomplishment or initiative that should be highlighted during the town hall? Send your success story by Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024, to be considered.
This event will be hosted through Zoom.
OSC will collect questions in advance and vote on the questions to be answered during the town hall. Please submit no more than one question per employee in the form. Submitting questions closes Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024, at 4:30 p.m. Eastern; voting starts Jan. 8.
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Time's Running Out on Open Season!
The 2023 federal benefits open season ends on December 11th at 11:59 p.m. Eastern.
The IRS has increased flexible spending account contribution limits for the 2024 benefit period. Participants may contribute up to $3,200 for health care expenses and carry over up to $640.
If you have questions or need assistance with enrollment, contact your benefits and retirement specialist.
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ICYMI: Messages from GSA Leadership
December 8th: Administrator Carnahan celebrates the agency's end-of-year accomplishments
December 5th: Deputy Administrator Katy Kale shares an end-of-year, top-10 list
December 5th: The administrator provides a personnel update
Check out the Messages from Leadership page on InSite, where you can find past messages from GSA leaders.
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 Natasha Schatzman (BG)!
Natasha is the editor and project manager for the agency financial report. She coordinates with many offices and authors to compile the report and get it cleared for publication to Congress, OMB and the Department of Treasury by a hard, no-extensions deadline. I want to recognize her dedication to meeting the hard deadline that included setting her alarm to get up in the middle of the night to transmit a letter to one of GSA's senior leaders for signature. The letter had to be signed on a specific date. She worked in the wee hours of the morning because the GSA Commission was on official travel and in a different time zone. She sacrificed her sleep to make sure he had the document during his working hours.
Submitted by: Gail Bruss (BGA)
Shout out to Ashleigh Sanders (BIA)!
Thanks to Ashleigh for helping to deliver presentation training to BAI this week. Ashleigh was engaging and knowledgeable and we got a ton of great info. Thanks for investing your time with us!
Submitted by: Evan Farley (BA)
Shout out to Kristin Williamson (BGF)!
Shout out Kristin and the entire GSA ENGAGEMENT TEAM!!! What a great party!!! Appreciate all you guys do to help make work life fun. Thank you so much!
Submitted by: Angela Cizek (BGF)
Shout out to everyone who played a role making our hybrid holiday celebration a success!
A colossal thank you to everyone who contributed to pulling off this year's OCFO-wide holiday celebration! Whether you were on-screen talent (thanks, LaTanya, Kristin, and Stephanie!); played a role behind the scenes; showed up to test Zoom capabilities; or offered a suggestion, critique, or improvement, you were a big part of making this happen. Thank you so much!
Submitted by: Mia Drane-Maury (B)
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.
Training Alert! Check out the OCFO Training and Resource Library!
Did you know that the OCFO Training and Resource Library contains over 30 training titles covering a range of useful topics including Business Objects, OBIEE, financial data, the budget process, RPA, and P-card reconciliation?! This is a great resource for new employees and for those needing a refresher on key data and analytics topics. Check it out today!
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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.
Updated! GSA IT Training Classes Help You Perfect Your Google Workspace Skills
508 for Google Slides (December 12) - Learn 508 accessibility best practices for slide presentations, including applying image alt-text, establishing reading order, choosing the right fonts and color contrast, avoiding problem features, and more. [recommended prerequisite: Get to Know Google Slides]
508 for Google Docs (December 14, January 24) - Learn 508 accessibility best practices for docs, including choosing fonts, adding alt-text to images, inserting hyperlinks and headings, and applying list structure, color contrast, and more. [recommended prerequisite: Get to Know Google Docs]
Get to Know Google Docs (December 19, January 17) - 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 (January 9) - Are you a Google Drive beginner? Learn how to navigate the folder tree, find your files, use stars and colors to organize, and more.
Google Docs: Inserts & Text with Style (January 16) - Learn how to create and navigate tables, use paragraph styles to format text, insert images and charts, and more. [recommended prerequisite: Get to Know Google Docs]
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