A Bi-Weekly Newsletter from ITA Administration | |
Office of the Chief Financial Officer |
Thursday, July 07, 2005 |
Secretary's Correspondence Preferences
The ITA Speakers' Series is
currently on hiatus for the remaining summer months, and will resume in
mid-September.
Employees who would like to recommend a speaker or a topic or who
are interested in presenting during the ITA Speakers' Series are
encouraged to contact Charles Jefferson at (202)482-6078 or via email Charles_Jefferson@ita.doc.gov
. Please remember that topics
should be interesting, current, and relevant to ITA's mission. We look forward to hearing from
you. Avoid Ergonomic InjuriesMake an extra effort to prevent ergonomic injuries that can result from repetitive motion, such as typing or filing. When typing, keep wrists in a neutral position and strike keys lightly. Automate highly repetitive tasks whenever possible. Allow short breaks to control your pacing. Prevent eyestrain by reducing glare. Locate commonly used displays at or slightly below eye level. Whenever possible, reduce the amount of physical effort needed to complete a task or maintain control of equipment. With your help, we can make ITA a safer place. If you have questions, please contact ITA's Safety Officer, Jeff Scherr, at (202)482-3266. Phone
Tricks Did
you know that you can set up a separate ring tone for each line on your
phone? Simply pres the
"Settings" button on your phone, then option 2, "Ring Type". For each ring tone you wish to
change, press the "Select" button and then choose one of the 25 ring tones
available on the menu. You
can press the "Play" button to preview the ring tone. Press "Select" to choose the ring
tone. If you have questions
or need to submit a phone change request, please contact Jeff Scherr at
(202)482-3266.
Budget Authorization Cable Dates Be sure to use a current date in the date field on all cables. Sometimes employees copy an old cable using the old cable as a template to create a new cable. It is very important to update the date field with a current date as well as all other budget information. All budget authorization cables can then be submitted to the ACCTCableApproval@mail.doc.gov inbox. If you have questions, contact Crystal Bush at (202)482-8365 or via email Crystal_Bush@ita.doc.gov President's Management Agenda (PMA) As part of the requirements of the President's Management Agenda (PMA), OMB has asked the Department to report performance information quarterly. ITA prepares and reports performance results quarterly to the Deputy Secretary. The Department has also directed all Commerce Bureaus to ensure that performance data is valid, accurate, timely and high quality and requires each Commerce Bureau Head to submit an annual attestation statement on its performance and results. With this in mind, we ask that each ITA Measure Owner to retain pertinent records should the Office of the Secretary/Budget Office or the Office of the Inspector General need to review our data and processes. Additionally, the dates for reporting actual performance data for FY 2005 have been moved up and ITA is expected to have actual performance results by October 14, 2005. If you have questions, please feel free to contact Ed Meyer at (202) 482-3304. |
The Employee and Labor Relations Group of ITA/OHRM would like to invite you to a Lunch and Learn Brown Bag Program on Tuesday, July 12th at Noon in Room B-841-A. The topic is on Managing Conflict. We will discuss how stress, negativity, and communication obstacles like work style and generational differences, lead to workplace conflicts. We will also discuss ways to manage these conflicts and ways to build relationships between parties to both decrease conflicts and to help achieve a positive and rewarding work environment. We hope you can make it for what should be an interesting and rewarding discussion. For more information, please contact Mike Stein at 202-482-2274 or at Mike_Stein@ita.doc.gov. Question: Must a traveler use their agency's Travel Management Service (TMS) to make travel arrangements? Answer: Yes, ITA travelers must use SATO DOC's Travel Management Service, to make transportation, lodging and car rental reservation. If you have questions, please call your travel contact or Sharon Russell at (202)482-3267. Where Do I Find....Information on Federal
Salaries? Employees can find information on the current Federal salary tables, effective in January 2005, for General Schedule (GS) employees on the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) website. The salary tables are by locality. The link is http://www.opm.gov/oca/05tables/indexGS.asp. Employees working in the Washington, DC Metropolitan area are covered in the Locality Pay Area of Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-PA-WV. If you have questions regarding pay, contact Lorese Green at (202)482-5232 or at Lorese_Green@ita.doc.gov. |
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