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| ![](me           | *\~ **Human Resources Operations**\~ Newsletter*  |
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| Thursday, August |                                                   |
| 31, 2006 Volume  |                                                   |
| 2                |                                                   |
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| In This Issue    | #  **W                                            |
|                  | hat We Do -- *Human Resources Operations (HRO)*** |
| -   New OST      |                                                   |
|     Employees    | ![                                                |
|                  | ](media/image2.jpeg){width="0.9159722222222222in" |
| -   Helpful Tips | height="0.65625in"}                               |
|                  |                                                   |
| -   The Benefits | -   **HRO Service Team**                          |
|     Corner       |                                                   |
|                  | > *HR Consultants in the areas of Recruitment and |
| -   Automated    | > Staffing; Pay and Leave; Classification;        |
|     Leave        | > Position Management; Employee Relations*        |
|     Request      |                                                   |
|                  | -   **HRO Processing Team**                       |
| -   New HR       |                                                   |
|     Customer\    | > *Federal Personnel and Payroll System (FPPS);   |
|     Survey Box   | > Pay and Leave Issues; Processing Personnel      |
|                  | > Actions;*                                       |
| The HRO Team     | >                                                 |
|                  | > *Official Personnel File Maintenance; Entrance  |
| **[Associate     | > on Duty Orientation; Leave Donor Program;*      |
| Director         | >                                                 |
| ]{.underline}**\ | > *eLMS Administrator*                            |
| Deborah Mason -- |                                                   |
| X66202           | -   **HRO Employee Benefits Team**                |
|                  |                                                   |
| **[Employee      | > *Retirement Counseling; Thrift Savings Plan     |
| Relations        | > (TSP); Health Benefits; Flexible Spending       |
| ]{.underline}**\ | > Account (FSA);*                                 |
| John Sutherland  | >                                                 |
| -- X69444        | > *Military and Civilian Deposits; Life           |
|                  | > Insurance; Long Term Care Insurance; Workers'   |
| **[Program       | > Compensation;*                                  |
| Assistant        | >                                                 |
| ]{.underline}**\ | > *VERA/VSIP Management*                          |
| Charisse Abarca  | >                                                 |
| -- X30554        | > !                                               |
|                  | [](media/image3.wmf){width="0.9944444444444445in" |
| **[HR Program    | > height="0.7388888888888889in"}                  |
| Manager          |                                                   |
| ]{.underline}**\ | ***Join us as we welcome the newest***            |
| Nancy Raum --    |                                                   |
| X63887           | ***members of OST...***                           |
|                  |                                                   |
| **[HRO Service   | *[\                                               |
| Team             | \                                                 |
| ]{.underline}**\ | EMPLOYEE]{.underline} [ORGANIZATION]{.underline}* |
| Sally Ruble      |                                                   |
| (Supervisor) --  | Janae D. Barker Office of the Assistant Secretary |
| X69418\          | for Governmental Affairs                          |
| Eric Boyd --     |                                                   |
| X69083\          | Kristen M. Bracmort Office of the Assistant       |
| Mark Pinkney --  | Secretary for Administration                      |
| X69449           |                                                   |
|                  | Robert E. Ellington Office of the Chief           |
| **[HRO           | Information Officer                               |
| Processing       |                                                   |
| Team             | Sherri L. Ellis Office of the Chief Information   |
| ]{.underline}**\ | Officer                                           |
| Vanessa Usual    |                                                   |
| (Supervisor) --  | Travis S. Joyner Office of the Secretary --       |
| X60391\          | Executive Secretariat                             |
| Marquee' Holmes  |                                                   |
| -- X63893\       | Amanda Kilanowski Office of the Assistant         |
| Tamieka Cox -    | Secretary for Transportation Policy               |
| X69387\          |                                                   |
| Terrance Sims -- | Cora McVey Office of the Assistant Secretary for  |
| X68944\          | Administration                                    |
| Main Number --   |                                                   |
| X64075           | Vincent Mercadante Office of Intell. Security and |
|                  | Emergency Response                                |
| **[HRO Benefits  |                                                   |
| Team             | Daniel J. Nash Office of the Assistant Secretary  |
| ]{.underline}**\ | for Administration                                |
| Casey Schaffer   |                                                   |
| (Supervisor) --  | Jeffrey D. Pound Office of the Chief Information  |
| X69412\          | Officer                                           |
| Zee Grant -      |                                                   |
| X66390\          | Edward C. Ramos Office of the Assistant Secretary |
| Delores Griffin  | for Budget and Programs                           |
| -- X64140        |                                                   |
|                  | Denise Rodriguez-Lopez Small & Disadvantage Bus.  |
| **"HRO Values"** | Utilization                                       |
|                  |                                                   |
| -   Superior     | Laurel Y. Williams Office of the Assistant        |
|     Customer     | Secretary for Administration                      |
|     Service      |                                                   |
|                  | ![                                                |
| -   A Commitment | ](media/image4.jpeg){width="1.1465277777777778in" |
|     to           | height="1.375in"}                                 |
|     Excellence   |                                                   |
|                  | ![](media/image5.wmf){width="0.375in"             |
| -   Personal and | height="0.4965277777777778in"}                    |
|                  |                                                   |
|   Organizational | **\*Helpful Tips\***                              |
|                  |                                                   |
|   Accountability | It's that time of year again...Have you started   |
|                  | writing up your accomplishments?                  |
| **[Additional    |                                                   |
| Contacts         | Here is an acronym that may be helpful.           |
| ]{.underline}**\ |                                                   |
| \                | ![](media/image6.wmf){width="0.875in"             |
| [Departmental    | height="0.5409722222222222in"} **C = Challenge    |
| Office of Human  | --***What was the situation or problem you had to |
| Resour           | confront?*                                        |
| ces]{.underline} |                                                   |
|                  | **A = Action** -- *What did you do to help?*      |
| Nancy Gauthier   |                                                   |
| -- X69453\       | **R = Result** -- *What was the outcome of your   |
| (SES Appointees) | results?*                                         |
|                  |                                                   |
| Joan Simpson --  | Use this as you start to think about your         |
| X63891\          | accomplishments and how to express them clearly.  |
| (Political       |                                                   |
| Appointees)      | **The Benefits Corner**                           |
|                  |                                                   |
|                  | **Do you know who your beneficiaries are?**       |
|                  |                                                   |
|                  | Once you\'ve designated someone as your           |
|                  | beneficiary, that person remains your beneficiary |
|                  | -- no matter what family or personal life changes |
|                  | you experience -- UNLESS you cancel or change     |
|                  | your designation in writing. Take a moment to     |
|                  | consider the following:                           |
|                  |                                                   |
|                  | ![                                                |
|                  | ](media/image7.jpeg){width="0.9944444444444445in" |
|                  | height="0.6611111111111111in"}                    |
|                  |                                                   |
|                  | -   Are you sure that, if you die, any money      |
|                  |     payable would be paid to the\                 |
|                  |     person you want?                              |
|                  |                                                   |
|                  | -   Take time to review your beneficiaries. It    |
|                  |     only takes a few moments to                   |
|                  |                                                   |
|                  | > protect your survivors.                         |
|                  |                                                   |
|                  | -   If you are not satisfied with your current    |
|                  |     designation of beneficiary, you               |
|                  |                                                   |
|                  | > should complete all new forms.                  |
|                  | >                                                 |
|                  | > ![                                              |
|                  | ](media/image8.jpeg){width="0.6527777777777778in" |
|                  | > height="0.8569444444444444in"}                  |
|                  |                                                   |
|                  | -   FEGLI, SF-2823,                               |
|                  |      *[                                           |
|                  | [http://opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/sf2823.pdf]{.under |
|                  | line}](http://opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/sf2823.pdf)* |
|                  |                                                   |
|                  | -   FERS, SF-3102,                                |
|                  |     *[                                            |
|                  | [http://opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/sf3102.pdf]{.under |
|                  | line}](http://opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/sf3102.pdf)* |
|                  |                                                   |
|                  | > or CSRS, SF-2808,                               |
|                  | > [*                                              |
|                  | [http://opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/SF2808.pdf]{.under |
|                  | line}*](http://opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/SF2808.pdf) |
|                  |                                                   |
|                  | -   Unpaid Compensation, SF1152,                  |
|                  |     *[[                                           |
|                  | www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/SF1152.pdf]{.underline |
|                  | }](http://www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/SF1152.pdf)* |
|                  |                                                   |
|                  | -   Thrift Savings Plan, TSP-3,                   |
|                  |     [*[http://tsp.gov/forms/tsp-3.p               |
|                  | df]{.underline}*](http://tsp.gov/forms/tsp-3.pdf) |
|                  |                                                   |
|                  | For more information, please visit the DOT        |
|                  | benefits website at                               |
|                  | *[benefits.dot.gov]{.underline}* or call a member |
|                  | of the employee benefits team.                    |
|                  |                                                   |
|                  | !                                                 |
|                  | [](media/image9.wmf){width="0.8694444444444445in" |
|                  | height="0.7763888888888889in"}                    |
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|                  | **Coming soon to a computer near you...**         |
|                  |                                                   |
|                  | **"Automated Leave Request"**                     |
|                  |                                                   |
|                  | ![](media/image10.jpeg){width="1.0in"             |
|                  | height="0.8458333333333333in"}                    |
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|                  | The automated leave request features will         |
|                  | include...                                        |
|                  |                                                   |
|                  | **\*Advantages for Employees\***                  |
|                  |                                                   |
|                  | -   Simple online entry of leave requests         |
|                  |                                                   |
|                  | -   Immediate email notification of leave         |
|                  |     approval                                      |
|                  |                                                   |
|                  | -   Handy online Employee Leave Calendar showing  |
|                  |     leave requests and approval status.           |
|                  |                                                   |
|                  | > ![]                                             |
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|                  | > height="0.7333333333333333in"}                  |
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|                  | ![]                                               |
|                  | (media/image12.wmf){width="0.42777777777777776in" |
|                  | height="0.14652777777777778in"}**\*Advantages for |
|                  | Approving Officials\***                           |
|                  |                                                   |
|                  | -   Immediate email notification of leave         |
|                  |     requests                                      |
|                  |                                                   |
|                  | -   Easy online approval of leave requests        |
|                  |                                                   |
|                  | -   Useful online Group Leave Calendar showing    |
|                  |     requested leave and approval status for all   |
|                  |     employees in the timekeeping group.           |
|                  |                                                   |
|                  | **\*Advantages for Timekeepers\***                |
|                  |                                                   |
|                  | ![]                                               |
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|                  | height="0.75in"}                                  |
|                  |                                                   |
|                  | -   Convenient "Enter approved Leave" button to   |
|                  |     automatically fill the timecard with leave    |
|                  |     information from approved leave requests.     |
|                  |                                                   |
|                  | -   Helpful Leave Discrepancy Report to identify  |
|                  |     discrepancies between leave request and the   |
|                  |     leave recorded on an employee's timecard.     |
|                  |                                                   |
|                  | -   Valuable online history of leave requests.    |
|                  |                                                   |
|                  | **Customer Survey Drop Box**                      |
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|                  | ![](media/image15.jpeg){width="0.75in"            |
|                  | height="0.5354166666666667in"}We want to hear     |
|                  | from you! Next time you are in our suite, room    |
|                  | 2225, please take a moment to complete our        |
|                  | customer survey. Your feedback is greatly         |
|                  | appreciated.                                      |
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