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Date: November 25, 2014 8:35:21 AM CST
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Subject: FW: JSC Today - Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Hmm   JSC Today just took yesterday off I guess!  

 

 

Tuesday, November 25, 2014

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JSC TODAY CATEGORIES Headlines -  This Week With Orion -  New Email From ESD to Validate Receipt of Services -  Recent JSC Announcement Organizations/Social -  Hear Ye, Hear Ye! Get Your Tickets and Celebrate -  Orion EFT-1 Launch Party on Pier -  Need a Ride to the Orion EFT-1 Launch? -  JSC VPP Slogan Contest -  The JSC Safety and Health Action Team (JSAT) Says Jobs and Training -  Training on Transgender Inclusion -  Lockout/Tagout: Dec. 16, 8 a.m. - B20, Rm 205/206

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Headlines This Week With Orion The final Mission Control Center (MCC) internal simulation was successfully completed last week. The team also successfully performed a pad radio frequency test with multiple commands received by the Orion spacecraft on the pad from the MCC. At the Kennedy Space Center, the mating of the launch vehicle and Orion Pyro harnesses was completed. This week, United Launch Alliance will perform a mission dress rehearsal. We're just nine days away until blast off! Orion Communications Office https://twitter.com/nasa_orion [top] New Email From ESD to Validate Receipt of Services Beginning this week, customers will get a new email after an Enterprise Service Request (ESD) service is complete, asking them to verify the receipt of requested services. Customers will have six days to respond. After six days, a customer's ESRS org approver will be sent an email requesting verification. This updated verification process is critical to ensure the completeness and accuracy of billing for ACES services. Click here to see the email customers will receive to verify ESRS services. The notice to org approvers is also available by clicking here. Please contact the IRD Customer Support Center at 281-244-6367 if you have questions. JSC-IRD-Outreach x46367 http://ird.jsc.nasa.gov/Lists/wIReD%20in%20The%20Latest%20IRD%20News/Lat... [top] Recent JSC Announcement Please visit the JSC Announcements (JSCA) Web page to view the newly posted announcement: JSCA 14-032: Key Personnel Assignment - Richard Clark and Gregory Johnson Archived announcements are also available on the JSCA Web page. Linda Turnbough x36246 http://ird.jsc.nasa.gov/DocumentManagement/announcements/default.aspx [top]    Organizations/Social Hear Ye, Hear Ye! Get Your Tickets and Celebrate #JSCelebrates tickets are now available at all Starport locations, as well as online. It's a celebration for the JSC team and their families. There will be lots to do and see, lots to eat and drink, lots of fun and friendship, and music and laughter, too. Join us Dec. 12 in Building 9 to celebrate YOUR accomplishments this year! Tickets are only $5 and include family-friendly beverages, popcorn and door prizes. Susan H. Anderson x38630 https://starport.jsc.nasa.gov/en/jscelebrates [top] Orion EFT-1 Launch Party on Pier Going to see Orion Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1) launch in Florida? Join us for a pre-launch party on the world-famous Cocoa Beach Pier Wednesday, Dec. 3, at 7 p.m. It's free admission, and there will be live music and drink specials. Come on out and celebrate with some dinner and drinks with your fellow co-workers and extended NASA family as wish the Orion EFT-1 a successful launch and mission. Cyndi Kibby x40973 or 832-983-6454 [top] Need a Ride to the Orion EFT-1 Launch? Starport will be offering bus rides to and from the Orion Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1) launch for NASA and contractor employees and their guests, who drove or flew to Florida, for just $25. Bus rides will be leaving the Days Inn in Cocoa Beach at 5 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 4. Snacks and drinks will be provided. All NASA and contractor employees and their guests are welcome. Please register online or in person in Building 12, Room 138, from Nov. 25 to 26 or at the Gilruth front desk after Nov. 29. Cyndi Kibby x40973 or 832-983-6454 [top] JSC VPP Slogan Contest Recertification for JSC's Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) Star status is scheduled to begin on Nov. 2, 2015. In preparation for the event, the JSC Safety and Health Action Team (JSAT) is sponsoring a JSC VPP Slogan Contest. The winning slogan will be used extensively in our VPP Awareness Campaign throughout the year. All JSC contractor and civil servant employees are encouraged to submit a short slogan incorporating "JSC" and "VPP." As an example, the slogan for our 2011 recertification was "JSC - VPP Strong." Submit your entry to Reese Squires by Dec. 5. JSAT members will cast a vote for their favorite slogan, and the winner will be notified. Recognition and an award presentation for the winning slogan will take place at the JSAT meeting this January. Get your thinking cap on and show your JSC VPP pride! Reese Squires x37776 http://jsat.jsc.nasa.gov/ [top] The JSC Safety and Health Action Team (JSAT) Says "Play it safe this holiday season—don't drink and drive for any reason!" Congratulations to Dennis Perrin, Protective Services Division, Office of Emergency Management, for submitting the winning slogan for December 2014 as selected by the JSAT Executive Committee. Any JSAT member (all JSC contractor and civil servant employees) may submit a slogan for consideration to JSAT Secretary Reese Squires (in global). Reese Squires x37776 http://www6.jsc.nasa.gov/ja/apps/news/newsfiles/3526.pptx [top]    Jobs and Training Training on Transgender Inclusion As JSC works toward creating a more diverse and inclusive workplace, it is important to increase our awareness and understanding of the issues faced by employees whose gender identity and/or expression do not match their assigned gender. Transgender persons face disproportionate amounts of discrimination, including opportunities for employment and advancement. Many federal protections for LGB persons do not extend to transgender employees, despite transgender persons being the victims of more harassment and hate crimes than any other minority group. As co-workers and allies, we can help change this. The JSC Out and Allied Employee Resource Group is hosting Mara Keisling, director of the National Center for Transgender Equality. Keisling will address the myths and provide facts surrounding gender identity and expression; outline the workplace challenges faced by transgender employees; and provide recommendations for steps to increase inclusion and support of our transgender employees. Register in SATERN: https://satern.nasa.gov/learning/user/deeplink_redirect.jsp?linkId=REGISTRATI... Event Date: Thursday, December 11, 2014   Event Start Time:9:00 AM   Event End Time:12:00 PM Event Location: B12, Room 152/154 Add to Calendar Leslie Hammond x30348 [top] Lockout/Tagout: Dec. 16, 8 a.m. - B20, Rm 205/206 The purpose of this course is to provide employees with the standards, procedures and requirements necessary for the control of hazardous energy through lockout and tagout of energy-isolating devices. Occupational Safety and Health Administration standard 29 CFR 1910.147, "The Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout)," is the basis for this course. A comprehensive test will be offered at the end of the class. Use this direct link for registration: https://satern.nasa.gov/learning/user/deeplink_redirect.jsp?linkId=SCHEDULED_... Event Date: Tuesday, December 16, 2014   Event Start Time:8:00 AM   Event End Time:11:00 AM Event Location: Bldg. 20 Room 205/206 Add to Calendar Shirley Robinson x41284 [top]

 

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