September OCFO Article Club: Be Where Your Feet Are
The OCFO Article Club will be meeting on Wednesday, September 25th at noon Eastern. This month's discussion will cover a summary of the book Be Where Your Feet Are, by Scott M. O'Neil.
If the event isn't on your calendar, you can join by Google Meet on September 25th at noon Eastern.
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Did You Know That GSA has a Hispanic Special Emphasis Program?!
The agency's special emphasis programs and affinity groups bring employees together under a number of different umbrellas. GSA’s Hispanic Special Emphasis Program (HSEP) ensures that Hispanics have an equal opportunity to compete fairly in all aspects of federal employment, from recruitment and training to upward mobility and career development.
It's Performance Season!
Now’s time to start thinking about the annual end of year performance cycle closeout. This is a great time to reflect on your contributions and plan for the fiscal year ahead.
Everyone in GSA can participate by completing their FY24 self-assessment and collaborate with their supervisor in developing their FY25 performance plan.
FY24 performance appraisals and FY25 performance plans must be discussed and completed in HR Links by November 14, 2024.
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Reminder! Take Action by October 1st to Save Important Emails
Less than one month remains to save email messages sent or received before October 1, 2017. After that, they’ll be gone for good.
Use Email-to-PDF to save messages that you want to keep. These resources will get you started:
ICYMI: Messages from GSA Leadership
Sept. 19th: Administrator Carnahan thanks GSA for joining her in celebrating 75 years of serving the American people
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.
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.
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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.
Celebrating Data Analytics Achievements
As we approach the end of the fiscal year, please consider reflecting on your data analytics learning journey and identify one project, initiative, or task where you, or an A-CoP colleague, applied a data analytics tool, technique or skill to achieve a positive impact at GSA. This positive impact includes using data analytics to do your job more easily, better, or in a new way.
Once you've had a chance to reflect and put your thoughts together, please submit your nomination (or nominations) by September 29, 2023. The nomination form only takes a couple of minutes to complete with the nomination being in the format:
I nominate [name(s)] to be recognized by the Analytics Community of Practice for successfully applying analytics to the work of GSA. While working on [problem] ... applied [analytic tools or techniques] ... to achieve [impact].
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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 upcoming offerings on the Online University Events Calendar as well as on the GSA IT tech training calendar.
Sharpen Your Knowledge of Contracting With This Month's Continuous Leadership Journey!
This month's Continuous Leadership Journey facilitated decision will include featured guest, training and warrant coordinator Jaylene Berry, who will present on the topic: “Procurement and Artificial Intelligence -- The Newest Frontier.” Sign up on Online University to attend on September 24th at 2 p.m. Eastern.
Before attending the session, visit Online University's Contracting Knowledge Channel, which contains a curated selection of skill building resources and a benchmark tool.
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Don't Forget! The Career Planning and Training Tool is Here to Help
The CFO Council's (CFOC) Career Planning and Training Tool has recently undergone a revision to its functionality to make it easier to identify courses that align with the CFOC’s core competencies for the financial management job series (501, 510, 511 and 565). You can start using the tool by clicking on the job series and GS-level filters. Career guidance in the form of virtual cards will display in the center of the screen and below.
Each virtual card will include information about a competency, including a general description, relevant behaviors, and proficiency levels. The cards will also contain embedded links to vendor courses that will help you master aspects of each competency. The partner vendors offer a wide array of course types and learning modalities, including on-line, on-site, hybrid, micro-learning, cohort style, and many more. These courses are available for purchase via government purchase card (note - purchases on government purchase cards are limited to $10,000; most courses are significantly less than that).
Try it today and give your professional development a boost!
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