New! Send in Your Springtime Recipes!
It's time to spring into the kitchen!
Asparagus, artichokes, peas, fava beans, strawberries, apricots, and rhubarb are all in season, and we want to hear what recipes you love to prepare this time of year. Share your spring recipes by adding them to our OCFO cookbook and browse others' submissions for some seasonal inspiration!
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March Article Club: What Followers Want from Leaders
The OCFO Article Club will be meeting on Wednesday, March 20th at noon Eastern. This month's discussion will cover the Gallup article What Followers Want From Leaders.
If the event isn't on your calendar, you can join by Google Meet on March 20th at noon Eastern.
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New! Lunch With a Leader is Back! Sign Up Today!
Here’s your opportunity to have a fun and engaging midday meal with the CFO or one of the two-letter office directors! If you missed the chance last year, or enjoyed it so much that you want to do it again, sign up using this Google Form. Here’s this year’s schedule:
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Leader
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Date
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Nimisha Agarwal, CFO
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April 18th
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Brian Block, director of the Office of Budget
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May 23rd
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Steve Brockelman, director of the Office of Analytics, Performance & Improvement
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June 11th
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Kathy Hammer, director of the Office of Financial Management
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July 17th
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Steve Varnum, director of the Office of PBS Financial Services
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August 8th
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Evan Farley, director of the Office of Audit
Management & Accountability
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September 10th
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Town Hall Q&A
Last month's town hall was engaging and interactive, and there were lots of questions gathered during and after the event. In the coming weeks, we'll use this space to provide responses to the questions that were submitted. Still have follow-up questions? Share them (and your town hall feedback) through this form.
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Q: Do opportunities exist for details within OCFO other than the ones listed on GSA's Opportunity Network?
A: Managers and supervisors are encouraged to list details on GSA’s Opportunity Network, when possible. In addition to details, the Opportunity Network hosts projects, temporary promotions, and job shadowing opportunities across the agency.
Other times, when a position needs to be filled quickly or when certain skillsets are needed, the CFO and the directors can make selections for details at their discretion.
Q: What is the selection process for OCFO and front office detail opportunities?
A: The selection process varies across the organization, as the CFO and each of the directors have their own processes for making selections.
ICYMI: Messages from GSA Leadership
Mar. 7th: Administrator Carnahan shares a thank you from the president
You're all caught up! 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 Kim Holcomb (BG2EAE)!
A shout to Kim Holcomb for assisting in the Cash Collections Section for these past few months, going over and above, and providing awesome training for new staff
Submitted by: Robin Jackson (BG2EAF)
Shout out to Alonso Garcia, Michelle Brown, and Chuen Wong (all BGF)!
For going above and beyond in working urgent acceptance and funds certification requests for a last minute contract extension in FAS while the AAS team finalized the source selection for the re-compete action. This contract is in support of Air Force-wide financial management and systems support services and a break in service would have been detrimental to Air Force operations. The dedicated and timely support from Alonso, Michelle, and Chuen ensured that the contract modification was in place to avert a disruption to the Air Force financial management community and reinforces BGF's valuable support to FAS!
THANK YOU and GREAT JOB, Alonso, Michelle, and Chuen!
Submitted by: Dave Garza (BG)
Shout out to Felicia Ford Jones (BGA)!
Felicia Ford Jones is the Intra GSA Eliminations Team lead and a systems accountant/IT guru for BGA. Felicia helped me with writing a script to fulfill a very large data request for the Technology Modernization Fund.
With her expertise and knowledge, the script is now added to the monthly robotics process automation exercise. These data requests can now be accessed by simply running the bot which gives more ease, efficiency, and data integrity. I fondly refer to Felicia as one of GSA’s Hidden Figures, as I believe she can write a script in her sleep. Thanks, Felicia, for all that you do to help with automating processes that is sure to help us all with financial reporting.
Submitted by: Theresa Lewis (BGA)
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Shout out to Michael Kelty (BIA)!
Big SHOUT OUT to Michael Kelty for completing his nanodegree in data engineering with AWS through Udacity. Michael continues to develop technical skills that are critical to modernizing our approach to data in OCFO — and he's great at sharing his knowledge with others! Thank you, Michael.
Submitted by: Ashleigh Sanders (BI)
Shout out to Robert Wendell (BGP)!
Shout out to Bob Wendell for successfully presenting the first session of Real Property Substantial Completion Training. The first session had over 200 attendees from PBS and OCFO! Bob's presentation was well-organized, comprehensive, and an excellent refresher on the importance of timely and accurate substantial completion dates.
Submitted by: Claudine Schleicher (BGP)
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.
Attention all EDA Users in Amazon WorkSpaces!
The BI Presentation Layer added a VS Code User Guide that provides personnel with the instructions for configuring pyspark development projects that run independent of the Computational Service to support off-cluster development. 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.
Reminder! Register for the Intro to Budget Forum Today!
The third annual Budget Line of Business Intro to Budget Forum will be held on Monday, March 18th and Tuesday, March 19th. This government-wide conference is dedicated to introducing professionals to the Federal budget process. Registration will close on Wednesday, March 13th at noon Eastern.
Here are this year's course offerings:
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Monday, March 18th
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Tuesday, March 19th
The Budget Line of Business is not accredited to provide CPEs, so attendance will not be tracked; however, due to capacity constraints, if you are unable to attend, please unregister from the session so others on the waitlist are able to participate.
If you require special accommodations to participate, send an e-mail specifying your need to BudgetLoB@ed.gov by Friday, March 8th — that's today!
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Upcoming Enterprise-wide Training
Check out the Online University Events Calendar and GSA's Tech Training page 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.
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