Reminder! Datathon 5.0 is Coming...
OCFO’s datathon is back! Get ready to partner with your fellow OCFO analysts, sink your teeth into real GSA data, and help drive business forward! The fifth iteration of our beloved datathon will kick off in mid February and run for two months. Sign up today and take advantage of the opportunity to show off your analytic skills!
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New! Mandatory Training for 2024 Launches in January
The 2024 mandatory training refresher course curriculum for employees and supervisors will be launched in January.
Mandatory courses will be automatically assigned to you in GSA’s Online University. You will receive email notifications regarding your assignments early next year.
If you have questions or need additional information, contact mandatory training program manager Wendy Cobb.
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Reminder! Pay and Leave Guidance for Christmas and New Year's Day Holidays
As a reminder, before you leave the office for an extended vacation, please remember to submit your timesheets ahead of time, covering your absence.
Christmas will be observed (and GSA offices closed) on Monday, December 25, 2023, and New Year’s Day will be observed (and GSA offices closed) on Monday, January 1, 2024.
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Full-time employees scheduled to work will be excused from duty and paid for both holidays. Employees should annotate time reporting code “002 - Holiday Observed.” The “Additional TRC” field should be left blank.
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Full-time employees not scheduled to work on these holidays are eligible for substitute “in-lieu-of holidays.” For these two holidays, the in-lieu-of holidays are the scheduled work days immediately preceding the holiday. For most full-time employees, the in-lieu-of holidays will therefore be observed on Friday, December 22, 2023 and Friday, December 29, 2023.
Timesheet Submission Deadline: For employees who will be out of the office Christmas week (i.e. from Christmas to New Years), there is a timekeeping deadline between these two holidays. For this pay period, employees should enter their time early for supervisory approval, before they leave on vacation, but no later than Friday, December 29th by the close of business. Supervisors must approve timecards for this pay period within HR Links no later than Tuesday, January 2, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern, which is the cutoff for all timesheet approvals for this pay period. Supervisors on annual leave during this Christmas week should delegate their time and leave responsibilities to another supervisor within HR Links.
If you have any questions, please contact your local timekeeper. You can also contact the Timekeeping Help-Desk.
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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ICYMI: Messages from GSA Leadership
December 20th: Deputy Administrator Katy Kale shares an opportunity to help address homelessness
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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No shout outs this week. To recognize one (or more) of your peers in the next Week in Review, use the OCFO Shout Outs Google Form.
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.
Using Natural Language Processing In Customer Experience Data Analysis!
Are you curious how agencies leverage data from customer experience surveys and turn it into actionable insights? This week, OCFO's Izzy Metzger published a blog post with Digital.gov exploring just that. Read it today and learn how natural language processing is used in customer experience data analysis!
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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
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Stay tuned for more GSA-wide training in the new year!
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FERS Pre-Retirement Training
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Mon., Jan. 8–Thu., Jan. 11
1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Eastern
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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
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
Get to Know Google Docs (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.
508 for Google Docs (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]
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