Where Do I Find ... Procedures on how to report lost, stolen, and missing property?

Personal property accountability is the responsibility of each ITA employee, and each employee must take reasonable precautions to protect any IT equipment assigned to them, including laptops, Blackberries/PDAs, etc.  If the property is lost, stolen, or missing, you must report it immediately to your Property Custodian, ITA's Property Management Officer, Jeff Scherr (Jeffrey.Scherr@mail.doc.gov), and the OCIO Customer Support Hotline (202)482-1955 or 1-877-206-0645.  A complete list of procedures on how to report lost, stolen, and missing property is available at http://www.ita.doc.gov/ooms/ooms47.htm.  If you have questions, please contact ITA's Property Management Officer, Jeff Scherr, at (202)482-3266.

GAO Contacts

ITA employees are often asked to meet with GAO teams reviewing specific topics at the request of a Member of Congress.  There is a process in place to handle these requests. Certain ITA and Departmental officials must be notified of any meetings scheduled and the topics to be discussed. Most of the GAO team members are aware of our process and contact OOMS with their initial request.  However, if you are contacted directly by anyone from GAO to schedule an entrance or exit conference, or to provide information, please notify Linda Bell, OOMS, immediately.  Linda is the ITA liaison with GAO and will make sure that the appropriate ITA and Departmental officials are made aware of the request. She can be reached at (202)482-3032 or Linda.Bell@mail.doc.gov

DOC Publishes the FY 2006 Performance and Accountability Report (PAR)

On November 15 the Department published the FY 2006 Performance and Accountability Report to the Department's web site. Congress mandates these documents by statute, under the Government Performance and Results Act. The annual Performance and Accountability Report describes the results and performance achieved by DOC Bureaus during the previous Fiscal Year (FY 2006) and provides detailed information about key areas of program performance. An electronic copy is available from the DOC website at http://www.osec.doc.gov/bmi/Budget/06APPR/PAR06.pdf.  For more information on ITA's portion of the Department's PAR or regarding ITA's planning and performance management program, contact Ed Meyer at (202)482-3304.

Who May Apply to a Vacancy Announcement

All ITA announcements are advertised to both internal and external (Status & Non-Status) candidates.  Status---candidates include current Federal employees on career or career conditional appointments in the competitive service, reinstatement eligible, and persons eligible under special appointing authorities (ie, Veterans Persons with Disabilities, etc.).  Status Vacancy will be listed as “MAP”, Select (MAP) for Merit Assignment Procedures).  Non-Status--- candidates include any U. S. citizen.  Non-Status Vacancy will be listed as “DE”, Select (DE) for Delegated Examining - Note:  In order to receive consideration on both announcements below, you must apply to each announcement separately.  In addition, please ensure that you submit your application to the appropriate vacancy.  A transfer or submission of your application cannot be performed if you fail to apply to an announcement prior to the closing date.  If you have additional questions, please contact Elvira Carter at (202)482-6184 or via email at Elvira.Carter@mail.doc.gov

Health Benefits Open Season  

Don’t forget, open enrollment is almost over. You only have 6 business days left to enroll.  Open season for the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP), the Flexible Spending Accounts for Federal Employees (FSAFEDS), and the new Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program (FEDVIP) will run currently from November 13, 2006, through December 11, 2006.  For more information on the different programs, please contact Vanessa Lewis at (202)482-8327or visit the following websites:  FEHBP - http://www.opm.gov/insure/, FSAFEDS - https://www.fsafeds.com/fsafeds/index.asp,  FEDVIP - http://www.opm.gov/insure/DentalVision/index.asp .

As a reminder C Request was deployed on October 16, 2006. ITA’s Acquisition office is only accepting procurement actions that have been entered in the C Request system. The Office of Acquisition Management will be conducting C.Request Requsitioner and C.Request Reviewer/Approver Classes for those who have not taken the training. To register for a training class please send an email to Frank Krempa at fkrempa@doc.gov seating will be reserved on a first come first serve basis.  Requisitioner classes are designed for anyone who needs an understanding of how to enter a requisition in C.Request. Reviewer/Approver class is designed for anyone who will be reviewing or approving a requisition, i.e. supervisor, budget officials. All classes will be held in HCHB, Rm. 5022.  If you have questions please contact Robin Carpenter at (202)482-4989 or via email at Robin.Carpenter@mail.doc.gov .

ITA Comings and Goings 10/15/06 – 11/26/06

Arrivals – WELCOME!

MAC –  Michael Choi, Elizabeth Teague;  US&FCS –  Tonya Cole, Gabriel Pellathy.  

Departures

IA –  Jeffrey Frank;  US&FCS –  Todd Thurwachter

If you have any questions about the Comings and Goings article, please contact Diane Evans at (202)482-4382 or via email at Diane.Evans@mail.doc.gov.